Hungerford Primary Academy, Crewe
Hungerford Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Crewe, part of St Bart's Multi Academy Trust. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2023. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 21st-highest of the 25 schools in Crewe with published results, and 10,218th of 14,452 across England. It was 57% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2023)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cheshire East (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Hungerford Primary Academy in detail
Hungerford Primary Academy in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "It is with great pleasure that I welcome you and your child to Hungerford Primary Academy, which is part of the St Bart’s Multi-Academy Trust."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at Hungerford Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 78% in Cheshire East and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (69% in reading, 67% in maths).
Getting a place at Hungerford Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Hungerford Primary Academy as their first choice and 48 named it as one of their preferences, for 32 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 Hungerford Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hungerford Primary Academy are Brierley Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 76% reading, 86% maths); Beechwood Primary School and Nursery (0.8 miles, Good, 56% reading, 67% maths); Monks Coppenhall Academy (1 mile, Good, 78% reading, 77% maths); and Edleston Primary School (1 mile, Good, 72% reading, 79% maths).
Hungerford Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Brierley Primary SchoolBeechwood Primary School and NurseryMonks Coppenhall AcademyEdleston Primary School
The trust
Hungerford Primary Academy is one of 23 schools run by St Bart's Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
What parents say
32 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Hungerford Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 88% would recommend the school, 91% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (72%).
Who goes there
26.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (69%), Black (8%) and Mixed (7%).
In 2026, 57 pupils (15.3%) received SEN support and 23 (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.
Hungerford Primary Academy has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs: 7 places, 7 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Crewe Rail Station, about 1000 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Coleridge Way (cnr), 80 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 337 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.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Hungerford Primary Academy issued 2 suspensions, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Hungerford Primary Academy are Sir William Stanier School (0.5 miles), Cheshire Studio School (0.7 miles), Crewe Engineering and Design UTC (0.7 miles) and Ruskin Community High School (1 mile).
Sir William Stanier SchoolCheshire Studio SchoolCrewe Engineering and Design UTCRuskin Community High School
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
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This is a welcoming school where children come in happy and feel genuinely cared for. Reading provision is particularly strong, with most children becoming confident readers early on. The school is especially good at supporting children with additional needs, including those with emotional and mental health difficulties, ensuring all pupils can succeed and have meaningful roles in school life.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on reading with effective phonics teaching - most pupils become confident, accurate readers by end of Year 2
- Excellent support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, including those in the specially resourced provision
- Pupils have positive attitudes to learning and behave well, with effective behaviour support systems in place
- Carefully designed curriculum that considers the local area and meets the needs of all pupils
- Good personal development focus, teaching pupils about health, safety, and respect for others
Areas for Improvement
- Writing provision is not strong enough - pupils do not develop the knowledge and fluency needed to write at length
- Some subjects do not provide enough opportunities for pupils to extend and deepen their knowledge
- Pupils lack the stamina and automaticity required to write extended pieces across the curriculum
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with staff keeping pupils safe and pupils feeling secure in the school environment.
Extracurricular Activities
Well-being ambassadors, play leaders, reading leaders, reading buddies, breakfast club, after-school club
Hungerford Primary Academy has improved from its previous 'Requires Improvement' rating and is now judged as Good across all key areas. The school provides a warm, secure environment where pupils are happy and supported well, particularly those with additional needs.
At a Glance
26.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: SEMH
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
32 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 remained stable at around 70% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 67% to 71% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 64% to 71% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Hungerford Primary Academy
Term dates
Hungerford Primary Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Cheshire East's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Hungerford Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Hungerford Primary Academy is in Cheshire East; for families living there:
- Cheshire East's school travel policy: Compulsory school age travel policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 21
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 21 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 17 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 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 Cheshire East is 6 (the median across 180 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Hungerford Primary Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
57%
Available places
356 pupils
630 places
274 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 Cheshire East council
Places available
4,535
Applications
3,733
Got 1st preference
92.3%
Got preferred school
98.6%
All primary applications across Cheshire East council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
57
SEN Support
23
EHC Plans
21.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Hungerford Primary Academy has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs: 7 places, 7 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
373
Total Pupils
204
Boys
169
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
19
Teachers
19.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£42,125
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,425
Per pupil
£2149k
Total funding
£126k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.1%
Overall absence
12.2%
Persistent absence
337
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Hungerford Primary Academy
What are SATs results like at Hungerford Primary Academy?
Of the pupils at Hungerford Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 70% reached the expected standard in reading and 71% did so in maths.
What is Hungerford Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Hungerford Primary Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in January 2023, it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for Hungerford Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Hungerford Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Cheshire East allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Hungerford Primary Academy?
Hungerford Primary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 57% of its 630 places.
How many pupils go to Hungerford Primary Academy?
Hungerford Primary Academy has around 373 pupils on roll. 27% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Hungerford Primary Academy have specialist SEN provision?
Hungerford Primary Academy has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs: 7 places, 7 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Hungerford Primary Academy?
5.1% of sessions were missed at Hungerford Primary Academy in 2024/25. 12.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Hungerford Primary Academy?
Apply through Cheshire East's coordinated admissions process, naming Hungerford Primary Academy 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.
How many road collisions happen near Hungerford Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 21 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 17 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 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 Cheshire East is 6 (the median across 180 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Hungerford Primary Academy?
Hungerford Primary Academy is at School Crescent, Crewe, CW1 5HA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)