Vine Tree Primary School, Crewe

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is both a privilege and pleasure to welcome you to our school. As a headteacher, I am incredibly proud to have recently joined the Vine Tree Family and lead a community where every child is valued, nurtured and inspired to be their very best."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.

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

Results rose from 79% in reading and 62% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 15 families put Vine Tree Primary School as their first choice and 73 named it as one of their preferences, for 17 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 Vine Tree Primary School are St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe (0.2 miles, Good, 57% reading, 53% maths); Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy (0.3 miles); Wistaston Academy (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 86% reading, 96% maths); and Pebble Brook Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 73% reading, 81% maths).

Vine Tree Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

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

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Vine Tree Primary (outside), 40 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Vine Tree Primary School 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 265 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.

In 2024/25, Vine Tree Primary School issued 8 suspensions, 4.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Vine Tree Primary School are St Thomas More Catholic High School (0.1 miles), The Oaks Academy (0.3 miles), Ruskin Community High School (0.5 miles) and Crewe Engineering and Design UTC (1.2 miles).