Holmes Chapel Primary School
Middlewich Road, Holmes Chapel, Crewe, CW4 7EB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ASPIRE EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Fiona Gresty
- Sponsor
- The Aspire Educational Trust
- Constituency
- Congleton
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 401
- URN
- 140083
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01477533336
About this school
Holmes Chapel Primary School is a primary academy in Crewe. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 401 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Holmes Chapel 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 62 | 63 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 57% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 84% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 70% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 84% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Holmes Chapel 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 | 57% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 419 |
| 2023/24 | 415 |
| 2024/25 | 419 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holmes Chapel Primary School compares
Holmes Chapel Primary School ranked 54th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 4.4% | 6.4% | 401 | — |
| Hermitage Primary School | 60% | 3.7% | 7.2% | 206 | 0.5 miles |
| Goostrey Community Primary School | 86% | 3.6% | 5.9% | 197 | 2.1 miles |
| Brereton CofE Primary School | 62% | 4.4% | 10.4% | 202 | 2.2 miles |
| Byley Primary School and Nursery | 60% | 4.4% | 11.3% | 88 | 2.5 miles |
| Offley Primary Academy | 75% | 3.5% | 10.6% | 454 | 3.6 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)
- 6.44%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.43%
- Persistent absence
- 8.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hermitage Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Goostrey Community Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Near Crewe
-
Brereton CofE Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Sandbach
-
Byley Primary School and Nursery2.5 miles
Primary · Middlewich
-
Offley Primary Academy3.6 miles
Primary · Sandbach
Other schools in Crewe
Holmes Chapel Primary School ranks 11th 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
- Hungerford Primary Academy Primary
- Leighton Academy Primary
- Mablins Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Monks Coppenhall Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Holmes Chapel Primary School teach?
- Holmes Chapel Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Crewe.
- Who is the headteacher of Holmes Chapel Primary School?
- The headteacher of Holmes Chapel Primary School is Mrs Fiona Gresty, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Holmes Chapel Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holmes Chapel 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 Holmes Chapel Primary School?
- Holmes Chapel Primary School has 401 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Holmes Chapel Primary School full?
- Holmes Chapel Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 401 on roll (95%), 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 Holmes Chapel Primary School a faith school?
- No. Holmes Chapel Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Holmes Chapel Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Holmes Chapel Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Holmes Chapel Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Holmes Chapel Primary School is part of THE ASPIRE EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Holmes Chapel 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 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Holmes Chapel Primary School compare with other schools in Cheshire East?
- Holmes Chapel Primary School ranked 54th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Holmes Chapel Primary School's absence rate?
- Holmes Chapel Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holmes Chapel Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holmes Chapel 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 1 July 2026.