Crewe Engineering and Design UTC, Crewe

In its own words: "We have Open Events throughout the year. It is an ideal opportunity for prospective students and their families to come and experience the UTC, learn about the courses, tour the site and meet some of the teachers. You can apply for year 10 and sixth form for September 2027 HERE"

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 26 November 2026 and an open evening on Thursday 26 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Crewe Engineering and Design UTC averaged an Attainment 8 score of 31.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.1 in Cheshire East and 47 across England.

19% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Cheshire East and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 32.4.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -1: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 28.7, against 33.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 4.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 10 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Engineering Studies, Combined Science and Design and Technology.

Across Cheshire East, 93% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Cheshire East lodged 61 appeals against secondary school offers; 27 reached a hearing and 8 succeeded (29.6% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Crewe Engineering and Design UTC are Cheshire Studio School (under 0.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 24); Sir William Stanier School (0.6 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 27.4); Ruskin Community High School (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.2); and The Oaks Academy (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 32.6).

Crewe Engineering and Design UTC's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Crewe Engineering and Design UTC is one of 15 schools run by The Learning Partnership Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.8 in 2024/25.

34 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Crewe Engineering and Design UTC (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 75% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (75%).

Of the 79 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 43% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

Of the 30 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 23% went on to university or other higher education, 13% to apprenticeships and 27% into work.

In 2026, 44 pupils (14.7%) received SEN support and 6 (2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Crewe Engineering and Design UTC had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 23 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Crewe Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

22 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bus Station, 240 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Crewe Engineering and Design UTC 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 480 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, Crewe Engineering and Design UTC issued 115 suspensions, 37.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Crewe Engineering and Design UTC are Beechwood Primary School and Nursery (0.2 miles), Brierley Primary School (0.3 miles), Edleston Primary School (0.6 miles) and St Michael's Community Academy (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.