Overall Oxbridge
#914
2 ranked schools · 0 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
9
Offers
2
Offer rate22.2%
-0.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
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.
29
Primary
schools
8
Secondary
schools
1
Post-16
colleges
5
Special
schools
1
Other
schools
of which6sixth forms·5faith·1nurseries45 total
Area Performance
Crewe schools rank in the top 55% of England
Across 42 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.45/10, +0.04 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
17% Elite
Distribution across all Crewe schools
EliteExcellentGoodDevelopingRebuilding
Crewe vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 55%
Across all ranked Crewe schools
Top 47%Primaryavg #7,078 of 14,978
Top 67%Secondaryavg #2,606 of 3,861
Top 88%Sixth formavg #2,250 of 2,554
Primary schools: 28 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
+0.25 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,078
+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
+0.25 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,078
+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
#2,606
-17 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 67% of 3,861
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
#2,606
-17 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 67% of 3,861
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
#2,250
-38 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 88% of 2,554
% 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
#2,250
-38 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 88% of 2,554
% 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%
Oxford
#287
1 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
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 1,880
Applications
4
Offers
2
Offer rate50.0%
+20.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Crewe
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Crewe
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Crewe
Local directory
School profiles in Crewe
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