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EnglandCrewe

Schools in Crewe

On the flat arable plain of central Cheshire, Crewe grew from a small village into one of Britain's busiest railway junctions when the Grand Junction Railway chose the site in 1837, and Crewe Works went on to manufacture and overhaul locomotives for well over a century. The town's built-up area counts around 76,000 residents, with its economic character long shaped by engineering: the Pyms Lane factory produced Rolls-Royce motor cars from 1946 until 2002 and now builds Bentley vehicles exclusively.

Holmes Chapel is among the most sought-after addresses in the area for primary school catchments, with Wistaston and Calveley drawing families weighing school options in the town's southern reaches. Madeley and Knutsford widen that school-competitive belt. Crewe station sits on the West Coast Main Line, with Manchester Piccadilly reached in around forty minutes.

Area Performance

Crewe schools rank in the top 54% of England

Across 42 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.43/10, +0.02 vs England.

Find My School Inspection Band

17% Elite

Distribution across all Crewe schools

17%
19%
60%
EliteExcellentGoodDevelopingRebuilding

Crewe vs England distribution

National Rank

Top 54%

Across all ranked Crewe schools

Top 47%Primaryavg #7,101 of 14,978
Top 66%Secondaryavg #2,433 of 3,680
Top 94%Sixth formavg #2,224 of 2,376

Primary schools: 28 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
+0.22 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,101
+3 pts vs medianmedian 7,489

top 47% of 14,978

% reaching expected RWM standardstate
65%
+3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
6%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
+0.22 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,101
+3 pts vs medianmedian 7,489

top 47% of 14,978

% reaching expected RWM standardstate
65%
+3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
6%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%

Secondary schools: 8 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.6/10
-0.81 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,433
-16 pts vs medianmedian 1,840

top 66% of 3,680

Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
37.9
-1.2 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.6/10
-0.81 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,433
-16 pts vs medianmedian 1,840

top 66% of 3,680

Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
37.9
-1.2 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1

Sixth form schools: 6 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.9/10
+0.17 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#2,224
-44 pts vs medianmedian 1,188

top 94% of 2,376

% A*-A at A-Level
2%
-23 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
19%
-31 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.9/10
+0.17 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#2,224
-44 pts vs medianmedian 1,188

top 94% of 2,376

% A*-A at A-Level
2%
-23 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
19%
-31 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%

Overall Oxbridge

#914

2 ranked schools · 0 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984

Applications

9

Offers

2

Offer rate22.2%
-0.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%

Oxford

#287

1 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198

Applications

5

Offers

0

Offer rate0.0%
-15.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%

Cambridge

#364

2 ranked schools · +409 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881

Applications

4

Offers

2

Offer rate50.0%
+20.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
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