St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe

Cheshire EastVoluntary aided school

Dane Bank Avenue, Crewe, CW2 8AD

Headteacher: Mrs Cathryn WrightSchool website ↗Pupils: 584 (capacity: 622)
Ofsted Good
Inspected June 2023
Oversubscribed
92% of first-choice applicants offered a place
48%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected June 2023
92%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 27 June 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
48.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
1.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 57%·Writing 59%·Maths 53%All three 48%
Reading
Expected57%
Exceeding18%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected59%
Exceeding1%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected53%
Exceeding10%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
65
How many got their first choice?
60of 65 (92.3%)
How many applied in total?
111

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
24.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
47.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
6.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
286 girls, 298 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 53% (2017/18), currently 48%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1612.0%0.0%-3.9-15.8-3.4
2016/1745.0%10.0%-0.8-0.3-2.6
2017/1853.0%4.0%-1.2-1.0-2.1
2018/1951.0%0.0%-0.8-5.1-1.4
2022/2347.0%2.0%+0.6+1.3-2.1
2023/2444.0%0.0%---
2024/2548.0%1.0%---