Beechwood Primary School and Nursery, Crewe

Ofsted's report card from its 27 January 2026 inspection grades Beechwood Primary School and Nursery on 7 areas: 4 strong standard and 3 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders work hard to make sure pupils come to school every day."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders at Beechwood know what highly effective teaching looks like."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders at Beechwood make sure each pupil gets the help that they need."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders at Beechwood teach pupils how to understand themselves and others."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils at Beechwood make steady progress as they move through the school."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children in the early years settle quickly because routines are calm, clear and friendly."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders know the school's strengths well and they understand what needs to improve further."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should ensure that staff, including in the early years, provide focused, regular support to pupils so that they develop consistently secure key transcription skills".

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils at Beechwood Primary School and Nursery reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 78% in Cheshire East and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 75% in reading and 82% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 56 families put Beechwood Primary School and Nursery as their first choice and 100 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Beechwood Primary School and Nursery are Brierley Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 76% reading, 86% maths); St Michael's Community Academy (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 47% reading, 47% maths); Underwood West Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 52% reading, 63% maths); and Edleston Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 72% reading, 79% maths).

Beechwood Primary School and Nursery's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

83 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Beechwood Primary School and Nursery (as of April 2026): 90% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 71% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (71%).

36.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 40.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (46%), Asian (18%) and Black (9%).

The nearest railway station is Crewe Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Roebuck Street (opposite), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Beechwood Primary School and Nursery stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 477 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cheshire East (61), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Beechwood Primary School and Nursery issued 10 suspensions, 2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Beechwood Primary School and Nursery are Crewe Engineering and Design UTC (0.2 miles), Cheshire Studio School (0.2 miles), Sir William Stanier School (0.7 miles) and Ruskin Community High School (0.8 miles).