Pebble Brook Primary School
Balmoral Avenue, Crewe, CW2 6PL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nikki Lawton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Crewe and Nantwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 350
- Pupils on roll
- 330
- URN
- 111219
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01270918840
About this school
Pebble Brook Primary School is a foundation primary school in Crewe. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 330 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 February 2024, 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 | 43 | 34 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 65% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 65% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 82% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 71% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 Pebble Brook 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 | 60% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 295 |
| 2023/24 | 336 |
| 2024/25 | 338 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pebble Brook Primary School compares
Pebble Brook Primary School ranked 65th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 5.4% | 34.6% | 330 | — |
| Vine Tree Primary School | 40% | 5.9% | 18.3% | 200 | 0.5 miles |
| Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy | — | — | — | 417 | 0.6 miles |
| The Berkeley Academy | 80% | 3.9% | 10.3% | 456 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe | 48% | 6% | 19.6% | 558 | 0.6 miles |
| Edleston Primary School | 62% | 4.8% | 25.5% | 209 | 0.7 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)
- 34.6%
- English as an additional language
- 49.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.37%
- Persistent absence
- 14.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Vine Tree Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
The Berkeley Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe0.6 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Edleston Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Crewe
Other schools in Crewe
Pebble Brook Primary School ranks 13th 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 Pebble Brook Primary School teach?
- Pebble Brook Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Crewe.
- Who is the headteacher of Pebble Brook Primary School?
- The headteacher of Pebble Brook Primary School is Mrs Nikki Lawton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Pebble Brook Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pebble Brook 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 Pebble Brook Primary School?
- Pebble Brook Primary School has 330 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Pebble Brook Primary School full?
- Pebble Brook Primary School has capacity for 350 pupils and 330 on roll (94%), so it has space against 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 Pebble Brook Primary School a faith school?
- No. Pebble Brook Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Pebble Brook Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Pebble Brook Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Pebble Brook Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pebble Brook Primary School rank locally?
- Pebble Brook Primary School ranked 65th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pebble Brook Primary School's absence rate?
- Pebble Brook Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pebble Brook Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pebble Brook 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.