Brierley Primary School
Mirion Street, Crewe, CW1 2AZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Coral McIntosh
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Crewe and Nantwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 223
- URN
- 111061
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01270698840
About this school
Brierley Primary School is a community primary school in Crewe. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 223 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 28 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 50% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 57% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 79% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 64% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Brierley Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cheshire East average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 235 |
| 2023/24 | 245 |
| 2024/25 | 245 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brierley Primary School compares
Brierley Primary School ranked 25th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 5% | 34.9% | 223 | — |
| Hungerford Primary Academy | 55% | 5.1% | 24.6% | 373 | 0.4 miles |
| Beechwood Primary School and Nursery | 44% | 4.5% | 40.3% | 474 | 0.5 miles |
| Edleston Primary School | 62% | 4.8% | 25.5% | 209 | 0.7 miles |
| Monks Coppenhall Academy | 69% | 4.9% | 33.7% | 664 | 0.9 miles |
| St Michael's Community Academy | 33% | 7.7% | 44.9% | 412 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.93%
- English as an additional language
- 43.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.96%
- Persistent absence
- 14.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hungerford Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Beechwood Primary School and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Edleston Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Monks Coppenhall Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
St Michael's Community Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Crewe
Other schools in Crewe
Brierley Primary School ranks 6th of the 25 ranked primary schools in Crewe.
- Audlem St James' CofE Primary School Primary
- Beechwood Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Betley CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Edleston Primary School Primary
- Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy Primary
- Haslington Primary Academy Primary
- Hermitage Primary School Primary
- Holmes Chapel Primary School Primary
- Hungerford Primary Academy Primary
- Leighton Academy Primary
- Mablins Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Monks Coppenhall Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Brierley Primary School teach?
- Brierley Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Crewe.
- Who is the headteacher of Brierley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Brierley Primary School is Mrs Coral McIntosh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brierley Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brierley Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Brierley Primary School?
- Brierley Primary School has 223 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Brierley Primary School full?
- Brierley Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 223 on roll (106%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brierley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Brierley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brierley Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Brierley Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Brierley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brierley Primary School rank locally?
- Brierley Primary School ranked 25th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brierley Primary School's absence rate?
- Brierley Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brierley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brierley Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.