St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe, Crewe
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Crewe. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 24th-highest of the 25 schools in Crewe with published results, and 13,586th of 14,452 across England. It was 87% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cheshire East (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe in detail
Results
In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe reached the expected standard in reading and 53% 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 (61% in reading, 52% in maths).
Getting a place at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe
For September 2026 entry, 66 families put St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe as their first choice and 110 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe are Vine Tree Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 75% reading, 80% maths); Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy (0.3 miles); Wistaston Academy (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 86% reading, 96% maths); and Edleston Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 72% reading, 79% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe.
Vine Tree Primary SchoolGainsborough Primary & Nursery AcademyWistaston AcademyEdleston Primary School
Who goes there
43% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (43%), Asian (21%) and Black (12%).
In 2026, 47 pupils (8.4%) received SEN support and 29 (5.2%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Crewe Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Mary's School (outside), 30 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 232 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. 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, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe issued 3 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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe are St Thomas More Catholic High School (under 0.1 miles), The Oaks Academy (0.4 miles), Ruskin Community High School (0.6 miles) and Crewe Engineering and Design UTC (1.2 miles).
St Thomas More Catholic High SchoolThe Oaks AcademyRuskin Community High SchoolCrewe Engineering and Design UTC
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; 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 · 3 years agoOverall
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 are happy to be members of this caring and nurturing school community. They get on well together and make lots of friends. Pupils benefit from the strong relationships that they have with staff. They know that staff care about them. Pupils who are new to school are warmly welcomed. They settle into school life quickly.
Leaders and staff have high expectations of pupils' behaviour. In lessons and around school, pupils behave well. Any occasional arguments are sorted out quickly. Pupils said that there is always someone to talk to if they have any worries or concerns. When bullying does occur, it is dealt with effectively by staff. This helps pupils to feel safe.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum that meets the needs of pupils, including pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils. In 2022, the proportion of Year 6 and Year 2 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading was significantly lower than the national average. The proportion of Year 2 pupils meeting the expected standard in mathematics was also lower than the national average However, this data does not reflect the progress that many pupils, including those who speak English as an additional language and those who join the school later than other pupils, make. In addition, leaders have taken action to improve outcomes, including strengthening the curriculums for reading and mathematics and the help available for individual pupils. As a result, current pupils are supported to achieve well.
Leaders have prioritised the teaching of reading. All pupils benefit from a carefully constructed phonics programme, delivered by well-trained staff. Children begin to follow the phonics programme from the Nursery class. They learn the sounds linked to letters. As children enter the Reception Year, children gain the knowledge that they need to read words and simple sentences.
From Ofsted's June 2023 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 June 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
17.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 61% to 57% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 53% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 63% to 59% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
30.5
Avg class size
29.3
Infant (KS1)
31.6
KS2
18
Total classes
10 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe.
- Sports Coaching Group at Vine Tree Primary SchoolAt the school · Not yet graded
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe, with their latest published grades:
- Starting Point Nursery - Day nursery, 0.3 milesOfsted, 10 August 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
- Rainbow Childcare & Preschool - Day nursery, 0.5 milesOfsted, 24 November 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- ABC Childcare Services Cheshire Ltd - Day nursery, 0.5 milesOfsted report card, 20 May 2026: Expected standard in 4 areas, Urgent improvement in 2 areas; safeguarding standards not met
- Tinks Childrens Day Nursery - Day nursery, 0.5 milesOfsted, 6 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Little Cherubs Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, 0.7 milesOfsted, 14 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Term dates
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe is a voluntary aided school, 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
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You apply to the council where you live. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe is in Cheshire East; for families living there:
- Cheshire East's school travel policy: Compulsory school age travel policy
- How to apply: Apply for school transport
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 12 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 on a bicycle.
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 are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe
Will you get a place at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe?
For 2026 entry it had 66 first choices for 59 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
87%
Available places
549 pupils
630 places
81 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
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: Oversubscribed
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Crewe South planning area (Cheshire East) will have 282 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
47
SEN Support
29
EHC Plans
13.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
558
Total Pupils
295
Boys
263
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
28
Teachers
19.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,731
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,232
Per pupil
£3118k
Total funding
£144k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.0%
Overall absence
16.9%
Persistent absence
510
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
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe
Questions parents ask about St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe
What are SATs results like at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe?
Of the pupils at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 57% reached the expected standard in reading and 53% did so in maths.
What is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe's Ofsted rating?
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2023.
Is it hard to get a place at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe?
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe was not full in 2025: it ran at 87% of its 630 places.
How big are the classes at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe?
Classes at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe average 30.5 pupils (2025/26). 10 classes have more than 30 pupils.
How many pupils go to St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe?
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe has around 558 pupils on roll. 17% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe?
6% of sessions were missed at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe in 2024/25. 16.9% of pupils were persistently absent.
Does St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Sports Coaching Group at Vine Tree Primary School (registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 12 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 on a bicycle. 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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe?
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe is at Dane Bank Avenue, Crewe, Cheshire, CW2 8AD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)