Mablins Lane Community Primary School
Mablins Lane, Crewe, CW1 3YR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Justine Joule
- Constituency
- Crewe and Nantwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 611
- URN
- 111216
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01270749908
About this school
Mablins Lane Community Primary School is a community primary school in Crewe. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 611 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Mablins Lane Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 87 | 90 | 82 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 52% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 1% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 84% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 73% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 81% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Mablins Lane Community 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 | 55% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 598 |
| 2023/24 | 610 |
| 2024/25 | 603 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mablins Lane Community Primary School compares
Mablins Lane Community Primary School ranked 93rd of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 6% | 19.6% | 611 | — |
| Leighton Academy | 63% | 6.2% | 21.7% | 467 | 0.6 miles |
| St Michael's Community Academy | 33% | 7.7% | 44.9% | 412 | 0.6 miles |
| Underwood West Academy | 38% | 6.1% | 51.6% | 490 | 0.9 miles |
| Monks Coppenhall Academy | 69% | 4.9% | 33.7% | 664 | 1.0 miles |
| Beechwood Primary School and Nursery | 44% | 4.5% | 40.3% | 474 | 1.1 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)
- 19.57%
- English as an additional language
- 11.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.97%
- Persistent absence
- 15.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leighton Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
St Michael's Community Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Underwood West Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Monks Coppenhall Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Beechwood Primary School and Nursery1.1 miles
Primary · Crewe
Other schools in Crewe
Mablins Lane Community Primary School ranks 20th 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
- Monks Coppenhall Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Mablins Lane Community Primary School teach?
- Mablins Lane Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Crewe.
- Who is the headteacher of Mablins Lane Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Mablins Lane Community Primary School is Mrs Justine Joule, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mablins Lane Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mablins Lane Community 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 many pupils are at Mablins Lane Community Primary School?
- Mablins Lane Community Primary School has 611 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Mablins Lane Community Primary School full?
- Mablins Lane Community Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 611 on roll (97%), 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 Mablins Lane Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Mablins Lane Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Mablins Lane Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Mablins Lane Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Mablins Lane Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mablins Lane Community Primary School compare with other schools in Cheshire East?
- Mablins Lane Community Primary School ranked 93rd of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mablins Lane Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Mablins Lane Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mablins Lane Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mablins Lane Community 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.