Springfield School
Crewe Green Road, Cheshire East, Crewe, CW1 5HS
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Hodgkison
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Crewe and Nantwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 156
- Pupils on roll
- 303
- URN
- 111507
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01270691900
About this school
Springfield School is a community special school in Crewe. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 303 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 January 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -7.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.70 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 10 | 23 | 18 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Springfield 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 | 0% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 213 |
| 2023/24 | 214 |
| 2024/25 | 262 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.06%
- English as an additional language
- 6.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.9%
- Persistent absence
- 15.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Safe Opportunities0.4 miles
Other types · Crewe
-
Adelaide School1.3 miles
Academies · Crewe
-
Lavender Field School1.5 miles
Special schools · Crewe
-
Oakfield Lodge School2.2 miles
Academies · Crewe
-
Cornerstone Academy2.2 miles
Independent schools · Cheshire
Other schools in Crewe
- Adelaide School Academies
- Lavender Field School Special schools
- Oakfield Lodge School Academies
- Safe Opportunities Other types
- The Axis Academy Free Schools
- Westminster Nursery School Nursery
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Springfield School teach?
- Springfield School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Crewe.
- Who is the headteacher of Springfield School?
- The headteacher of Springfield School is Mrs Lisa Hodgkison, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Springfield School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Springfield 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 Springfield School?
- Springfield School has 303 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Springfield School full?
- Springfield School has capacity for 156 pupils and 303 on roll (194%), 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 Springfield School a faith school?
- No. Springfield School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Springfield School have?
- The schools register lists Springfield School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Springfield School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Springfield School's absence rate?
- Springfield School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Springfield School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Springfield 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.