St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe
Dane Bank Avenue, Crewe, CW2 8AD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Cathryn Wright
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Crewe and Nantwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 558
- URN
- 111342
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01270260620
About this school
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Crewe. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 558 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 | 95 | 79 | 96 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 44% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 61% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 52% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 57% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe 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 | 47% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 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 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 595 |
| 2023/24 | 609 |
| 2024/25 | 584 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe compares
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe ranked 98th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 6% | 19.6% | 558 | — |
| Vine Tree Primary School | 40% | 5.9% | 18.3% | 200 | 0.2 miles |
| Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy | — | — | — | 417 | 0.3 miles |
| Wistaston Academy | 80% | 4.5% | 31.3% | 491 | 0.3 miles |
| Edleston Primary School | 62% | 4.8% | 25.5% | 209 | 0.6 miles |
| Pebble Brook Primary School | 65% | 5.4% | 34.6% | 330 | 0.6 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)
- 19.6%
- English as an additional language
- 42.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.01%
- Persistent absence
- 16.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Vine Tree Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Wistaston Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Edleston Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Pebble Brook Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Crewe
Other schools in Crewe
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe ranks 21st 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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe teach?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Crewe.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe?
- The headteacher of St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe is Mrs Cathryn Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe, 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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe has 558 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe full?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe has capacity for 630 pupils and 558 on roll (89%), 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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Shrewsbury.
- Does St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe as having nursery classes.
- How have St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe rank locally?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe ranked 98th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe's absence rate?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe'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.