Best Schools in Crewe

How many schools are there in Crewe?

Crewe has 45 open schools: 27 state primary, 9 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent, 6 special and 2 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Crewe are rated Outstanding?

6 schools in Crewe were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Wistaston Academy, The Meadows Primary School, The Dingle Primary School, Adelaide School, Holmes Chapel Primary School and 1 more. Counting Good as well, 92% of the 37 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Wistaston AcademyThe Meadows Primary SchoolThe Dingle Primary SchoolAdelaide SchoolHolmes Chapel Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Crewe get the best GCSE results?

Of the 9 schools in Crewe with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School, with an Attainment 8 score of 49.4 and 48% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; St Thomas More Catholic High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 49 and 44% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Madeley High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 48.6 and 52% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Holmes Chapel Comprehensive SchoolSt Thomas More Catholic High SchoolMadeley High School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Crewe have the best SATs results?

Of the 25 primary schools in Crewe with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Weston Village Primary School (91% in reading, 94% in maths); Wistaston Academy (86% in reading, 96% in maths); and Haslington Primary Academy (81% in reading, 97% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Weston Village Primary SchoolWistaston AcademyHaslington Primary Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Crewe?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Crewe selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Crewe?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Staffordshire published how far the last place offered went at this school: Madeley High School, 3.816 miles for 2025 entry. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Madeley High School

Source: Staffordshire admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Crewe?

Apply to your council - Cheshire East, Staffordshire or Shropshire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.