Betley CofE VC Primary School, Crewe
Betley CofE VC Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Crewe. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 19th-highest of the 25 schools in Crewe with published results, and 9,159th of 14,452 across England. It was 92% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Staffordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Betley CofE VC Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Betley CofE VC Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 46% in reading and 62% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Betley CofE VC Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 14 families put Betley CofE VC Primary School as their first choice and 35 named it as one of their preferences, for 14 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Betley CofE VC Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Betley CofE VC Primary School are The Meadows Primary School (2.5 miles, Outstanding, 85% reading, 77% maths); Weston Village Primary School (2.6 miles, Good, 91% reading, 94% maths); Sir John Offley CofE (VC) Primary School (2.8 miles, Good, 75% reading, 75% maths); and Bridgemere CofE Primary School (2.8 miles, Good, 89% reading, 94% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Betley CofE VC Primary School.
The Meadows Primary SchoolWeston Village Primary SchoolSir John Offley CofE (VC) Primary SchoolBridgemere CofE Primary School
What parents say
47 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Betley CofE VC Primary School (as of September 2025): 87% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).
Who goes there
3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Betley CofE VC Primary School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Court Walk (adjacent), 180 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 2 crimes within a mile of the school, most often criminal damage and arson and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86).
Suspensions and exclusions
Betley CofE VC Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from April 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils enjoy attending this welcoming and happy school. The school wants the very best for everyone and pupils are at the heart of all it does. Staff have high expectations of all pupils, and pupils respond well to these. Pupils from Nursery to Year 6 enjoy an exciting and engaging curriculum. Pupils love to read. They develop and achieve well during their time in school.
Pupils have very positive attitudes to school. They behave well. They arrive at school punctually, with confidence, and are eager to learn. The curriculum helps all pupils to develop personally. Pupils are proud of their achievements. They told inspectors, 'This is a school where we are all a family and care for each other.' Pupils fully understand and respect each other's differences. They make friends because they enjoy learning together. They play respectfully and happily with their peers on the playground and work well together in lessons.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school ensures that staff are well trained to teach the early reading programme and to deliver the reading curriculum. Staff use regular checks on pupils' phonics knowledge effectively to understand the knowledge they have gained. They support pupils who need extra help with their reading to enable them to keep up with their peers. As a result, more pupils are progressing well with their reading. Pupils read with increasing confidence, accuracy and fluency. Teachers take many opportunities to develop pupils' love of books and to enhance their communication and language skills. Pupils are keen readers. One pupil stated, 'Reading takes us to a world of fantasies and dreams.'
The school has established a wide and ambitious curriculum. Pupils enjoy their learning and have opportunities to revisit and reinforce concepts and skills in lessons. In mathematics, for example, teachers use modelling and resources well to help all pupils make good gains in their skills and knowledge. However, pupils do not yet have sufficient opportunities to develop, practise and apply their grammar, punctuation and spelling skills in a range of subjects. As a result, pupils do not develop the knowledge, determination and fluency they need to become more confident and skilled readers and writers by the end of Year 6.
From Ofsted's October 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its April 2015 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
3.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
47 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 46% to 77% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 62% to 69% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 62% to 69% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.0
Avg class size
4
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Term dates
Betley CofE VC Primary School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by Staffordshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Betley CofE VC Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Betley CofE VC Primary School is in Staffordshire; for families living there:
Apply to Staffordshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Betley CofE VC Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
92%
Near capacity
97 pupils
105 places
8 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Crewe
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Crewe
Across Staffordshire council
Places available
10,768
Applications
8,344
Got 1st preference
95.1%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Staffordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
16
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
22.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
100
Total Pupils
60
Boys
40
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
5
Teachers
20.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£41,503
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,941
Per pupil
£635k
Total funding
£5k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.5%
Overall absence
2.3%
Persistent absence
86
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Betley CofE VC Primary School
What are SATs results like at Betley CofE VC Primary School?
Of the pupils at Betley CofE VC Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 77% reached the expected standard in reading and 69% did so in maths.
What is Betley CofE VC Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Betley CofE VC Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in April 2015, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Betley CofE VC Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Betley CofE VC Primary School is oversubscribed, Staffordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Betley CofE VC Primary School?
Betley CofE VC Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 92% of its 105 places.
How big are the classes at Betley CofE VC Primary School?
Classes at Betley CofE VC Primary School average 25 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Betley CofE VC Primary School?
Betley CofE VC Primary School has around 100 pupils on roll. 3% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Betley CofE VC Primary School?
3.5% of sessions were missed at Betley CofE VC Primary School in 2024/25. 2.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Betley CofE VC Primary School?
Apply through Staffordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Betley CofE VC Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
What are Betley CofE VC Primary School's term dates?
Betley CofE VC Primary School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by Staffordshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027).
How many road collisions happen near Betley CofE VC Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Betley CofE VC Primary School?
Betley CofE VC Primary School is at Church Lane, Betley, Crewe, Cheshire, CW3 9AX.
Sources: Staffordshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)