St Michael's Community Academy
Holland Street, Crewe, CW1 3SL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ST BART'S MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mr George Barlow
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- St Bart's Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Crewe and Nantwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 484
- Pupils on roll
- 412
- URN
- 140175
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01270902056
About this school
St Michael's Community Academy is a primary academy in Crewe. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 412 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 60 | 57 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 54% | 33% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 72% | 47% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 68% | 47% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 68% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 105.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 102.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.60 | - | - |
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 Michael's Community Academy 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 | 50% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 33% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 467 |
| 2023/24 | 448 |
| 2024/25 | 445 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Michael's Community Academy compares
St Michael's Community Academy ranked 109th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33% | 7.7% | 44.9% | 412 | — |
| Underwood West Academy | 38% | 6.1% | 51.6% | 490 | 0.5 miles |
| Beechwood Primary School and Nursery | 44% | 4.5% | 40.3% | 474 | 0.5 miles |
| Mablins Lane Community Primary School | 54% | 6% | 19.6% | 611 | 0.6 miles |
| Monks Coppenhall Academy | 69% | 4.9% | 33.7% | 664 | 0.7 miles |
| Leighton Academy | 63% | 6.2% | 21.7% | 467 | 0.8 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)
- 44.94%
- English as an additional language
- 26.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.65%
- Persistent absence
- 23.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Underwood West Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Beechwood Primary School and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Mablins Lane Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Monks Coppenhall Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Leighton Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Crewe
Other schools in Crewe
St Michael's Community Academy ranks 25th 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 Michael's Community Academy teach?
- St Michael's Community Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Crewe.
- Who is the principal of St Michael's Community Academy?
- The principal of St Michael's Community Academy is Mr George Barlow, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Michael's Community Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Michael's Community Academy, 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 Michael's Community Academy?
- St Michael's Community Academy has 412 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is St Michael's Community Academy full?
- St Michael's Community Academy has capacity for 484 pupils and 412 on roll (85%), 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 Michael's Community Academy a faith school?
- No. St Michael's Community Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is St Michael's Community Academy a selective school?
- No. St Michael's Community Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does St Michael's Community Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Michael's Community Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Michael's Community Academy?
- St Michael's Community Academy is part of ST BART'S MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Michael's Community Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 33% 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 Michael's Community Academy rank locally?
- St Michael's Community Academy ranked 109th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% 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 Michael's Community Academy's absence rate?
- St Michael's Community Academy's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Michael's Community Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Michael's Community Academy'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.