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Crewe, Cheshire East · ranked for your family, with the reasons

3 state primary schools within 2 miles and 4 state secondary schools within 5 miles of the middle of CW4, ranked. Change what matters and the list re-ranks, every reason shown.

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The middle of CW4 is the average position of the 10 schools and nurseries we hold in it. Distances are as the crow flies.

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State primary schools near CW4

3 state primary schools within 2 miles of the middle of CW4, ranked by what matters to you.

  1. Holmes Chapel Primary School

    State primary · Crewe · 0.78 miles

    65of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · Ofsted: Good (2025) · results: top 37% in England

    How it scored 65
    • Resultsmatters12.7 of 20 points

      Top 37% of 14,817 state schools in England: 69% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, February 2025: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters12.2 of 20 points

      0.78 miles from the middle of CW4, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little1.9 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 4.4% of sessions in 2024/25, against 4.0% at schools with a similar intake; 1.4 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 0.2 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little2.8 of 10 points

      Classes average 28.6 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  2. Goostrey Community Primary School

    State primary · Near Crewe · 1.3 miles

    51of 100

    Results: top 5% in England · Ofsted report card (2026): lowest area expected standard · 1.3 miles

    How it scored 51
    • Resultsmatters19.2 of 20 points

      Top 5% of 14,817 state schools in England: 86% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters10 of 20 points

      Ofsted report card, March 2026: its lowest area is expected standard. Ofsted

    • Distancematters6.9 of 20 points

      1.3 miles from the middle of CW4, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters5 of 20 points

      In 2026 not every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place: 30 of 38. We hold no figure for how far places reached. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little6.6 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 3.6% of sessions in 2024/25, against 4.0% at schools with a similar intake; 0.0 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 0.2 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little3.2 of 10 points

      Classes average 28.1 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  3. Hermitage Primary School

    State primary · Crewe · 0.36 miles

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    0.36 miles · Ofsted: Good (2023) · results: better than 39% of schools in England

    How it scored 50
    • Resultsmatters7.9 of 20 points

      Better than 39% of 14,817 state schools in England: 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, October 2023: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters16.4 of 20 points

      0.36 miles from the middle of CW4, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters5 of 20 points

      In 2026 not every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place: 29 of 37. We hold no figure for how far places reached. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little2.9 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 3.7% of sessions in 2024/25, against 4.0% at schools with a similar intake; 5.3 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 0.2 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little2.5 of 10 points

      Classes average 29.0 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page

State secondary schools near CW4

4 state secondary schools within 5 miles of the middle of CW4, ranked by what matters to you.

  1. Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School

    State secondary · Crewe · 1.2 miles

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    Every first choice met in 2026 · 1.2 miles · Ofsted: Good (2020)

    How it scored 72
    • Resultsmatters9.5 of 20 points

      Better than 47% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of -0.04 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, February 2020: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters15.1 of 20 points

      1.2 miles from the middle of CW4, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 every family that put it first for Year 7 was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little4.8 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 8.2% of sessions in 2024/25, against 7.4% at schools with a similar intake; 7.6 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 8.9 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little7.2 of 10 points

      Classes average 23.3 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  2. Sandbach School

    State secondary · Boys · Sandbach · 4.7 miles

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    Places reached 4.60 miles in 2026 · Ofsted: Good (2025) · results: top 29% in England

    How it scored 63
    • Resultsmatters14.3 of 20 points

      Top 29% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of +0.28 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, March 2025: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters1.3 of 20 points

      4.7 miles from the middle of CW4, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters19.7 of 20 points

      In 2026 the last Year 7 place went to a home 4.60 miles away; this school is 4.67 miles from the middle of CW4, further than that. Cheshire East Council

    • Attendance and behavioura little3.5 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 7.4% of sessions in 2024/25, against 7.4% at schools with a similar intake; 14.1 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 8.9 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little8.9 of 10 points

      Classes average 21.3 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  3. Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College

    State secondary · Girls · Sandbach · 4.5 miles

    56of 100

    Results: top 18% in England · Ofsted: Good (2022) · classes of 20 on average

    How it scored 56
    • Resultsmatters16.6 of 20 points

      Top 18% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of +0.48 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, October 2022: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters2 of 20 points

      4.5 miles from the middle of CW4, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters5 of 20 points

      In 2026 not every family that put it first for Year 7 was offered a place: 241 of 250. We hold no figure for how far places reached. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little7.8 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 5.1% of sessions in 2024/25, against 7.4% at schools with a similar intake; 4.3 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 8.9 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little10 of 10 points

      Classes average 19.6 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  4. Middlewich High School

    State secondary · Middlewich · 4.3 miles

    40of 100

    Ofsted: Good (2022) · results: better than 38% of schools in England · classes of 24 on average

    How it scored 40
    • Resultsmatters7.7 of 20 points

      Better than 38% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of -0.14 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, December 2022: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters2.6 of 20 points

      4.3 miles from the middle of CW4, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters4.7 of 20 points

      In 2026 the last Year 7 place went to a home 2.46 miles away; this school is 4.34 miles from the middle of CW4, further than that. Cheshire East Council

    • Attendance and behavioura little3.2 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 8.3% of sessions in 2024/25, against 8.5% at schools with a similar intake; 29.2 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 16.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little6.8 of 10 points

      Classes average 23.8 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page

How the ranking works. Each school scores out of 100: each thing you care about scores it from 0 to 1 on a published figure, weighted by how much you said it matters, and the points under each school add up to its score. A figure we don't hold counts at the middle and the school says so.

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