Beechwood Primary School and Nursery
Meredith Street, Crewe, CW1 2PH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sara Harper
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Crewe and Nantwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 474
- URN
- 111211
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01270214490
About this school
Beechwood Primary School and Nursery is a community primary school in Crewe. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 474 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 44 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 59% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 75% | 56% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 82% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 70% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Beechwood Primary School and Nursery 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 | 57% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 472 |
| 2023/24 | 479 |
| 2024/25 | 490 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beechwood Primary School and Nursery compares
Beechwood Primary School and Nursery ranked 103rd of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 4.5% | 40.3% | 474 | — |
| Brierley Primary School | 76% | 5% | 34.9% | 223 | 0.5 miles |
| St Michael's Community Academy | 33% | 7.7% | 44.9% | 412 | 0.5 miles |
| Underwood West Academy | 38% | 6.1% | 51.6% | 490 | 0.6 miles |
| Edleston Primary School | 62% | 4.8% | 25.5% | 209 | 0.6 miles |
| Hungerford Primary Academy | 55% | 5.1% | 24.6% | 373 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report27 January 2026
- 29 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.33%
- English as an additional language
- 39.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.5%
- Persistent absence
- 9.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brierley Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
St Michael's Community Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Underwood West Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Edleston Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Hungerford Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Crewe
Other schools in Crewe
Beechwood Primary School and Nursery ranks 22nd of the 25 ranked primary schools in Crewe.
- Audlem St James' CofE Primary School 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
- Monks Coppenhall Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Beechwood Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Beechwood Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Crewe.
- Who is the headteacher of Beechwood Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Beechwood Primary School and Nursery is Mrs Sara Harper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Beechwood Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beechwood Primary School and Nursery, 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 Beechwood Primary School and Nursery?
- Beechwood Primary School and Nursery has 474 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Beechwood Primary School and Nursery full?
- Beechwood Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 315 pupils and 474 on roll (150%), 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 Beechwood Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Beechwood Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Beechwood Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Beechwood Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- How have Beechwood Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beechwood Primary School and Nursery rank locally?
- Beechwood Primary School and Nursery ranked 103rd of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Beechwood Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Beechwood Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beechwood Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beechwood Primary School and Nursery'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.