Vine Tree Primary School
Dane Bank Avenue, Crewe, CW2 8AD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Marsden
- Constituency
- Crewe and Nantwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 200
- URN
- 111143
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01270661526
About this school
Vine Tree Primary School is a community primary school in Crewe. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 200 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 January 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 29 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 48% | 40% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 79% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 62% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 86% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 Vine Tree 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 | 62% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 40% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 205 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
| 2024/25 | 197 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Vine Tree Primary School compares
Vine Tree Primary School ranked 106th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40% | 5.9% | 18.3% | 200 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe | 48% | 6% | 19.6% | 558 | 0.2 miles |
| Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy | — | — | — | 417 | 0.3 miles |
| Wistaston Academy | 80% | 4.5% | 31.3% | 491 | 0.4 miles |
| Pebble Brook Primary School | 65% | 5.4% | 34.6% | 330 | 0.5 miles |
| Edleston Primary School | 62% | 4.8% | 25.5% | 209 | 0.5 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)
- 18.27%
- English as an additional language
- 22.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.86%
- Persistent absence
- 15.91%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe0.2 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Crewe
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Wistaston Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Pebble Brook Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Edleston Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Crewe
Other schools in Crewe
Vine Tree Primary School ranks 23rd 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
- Brierley 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Vine Tree Primary School teach?
- Vine Tree Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Crewe.
- Who is the headteacher of Vine Tree Primary School?
- The headteacher of Vine Tree Primary School is Mrs Julie Marsden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Vine Tree Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Vine Tree 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 Vine Tree Primary School?
- Vine Tree Primary School has 200 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Vine Tree Primary School full?
- Vine Tree Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 200 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Vine Tree Primary School a faith school?
- No. Vine Tree Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Vine Tree Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Vine Tree Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Vine Tree Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 40% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Vine Tree Primary School rank locally?
- Vine Tree Primary School ranked 106th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Vine Tree Primary School's absence rate?
- Vine Tree Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Vine Tree Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Vine Tree 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.