The Berkeley Academy
Laidon Avenue, Wistaston, Crewe, CW2 6RU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHANCERY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Louise Gohr
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Crewe and Nantwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 456
- URN
- 142235
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01270845726
About this school
The Berkeley Academy is a primary academy in Crewe. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 456 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 55 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 62% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 75% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 73% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 71% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 The Berkeley 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 | 53% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 474 |
| 2023/24 | 460 |
| 2024/25 | 475 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Berkeley Academy compares
The Berkeley Academy ranked 17th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 3.9% | 10.3% | 456 | — |
| Pebble Brook Primary School | 65% | 5.4% | 34.6% | 330 | 0.6 miles |
| Shavington Primary School | 83% | 4.8% | 10.9% | 477 | 0.8 miles |
| Vine Tree Primary School | 40% | 5.9% | 18.3% | 200 | 0.8 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe | 48% | 6% | 19.6% | 558 | 0.9 miles |
| Wistaston Church Lane Academy | 70% | 4.2% | 8.3% | 416 | 1.0 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report29 January 2025
- 22 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.34%
- English as an additional language
- 4.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.94%
- Persistent absence
- 6.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pebble Brook Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Shavington Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Vine Tree Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe0.9 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Wistaston Church Lane Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Crewe
Other schools in Crewe
The Berkeley Academy ranks 2nd 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 The Berkeley Academy teach?
- The Berkeley Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Crewe.
- Who is the headteacher of The Berkeley Academy?
- The headteacher of The Berkeley Academy is Mrs Sarah Louise Gohr, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Berkeley Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Berkeley 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 The Berkeley Academy?
- The Berkeley Academy has 456 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is The Berkeley Academy full?
- The Berkeley Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 456 on roll (109%), 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 The Berkeley Academy a faith school?
- No. The Berkeley Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does The Berkeley Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Berkeley Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs The Berkeley Academy?
- The Berkeley Academy is part of CHANCERY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Berkeley Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Berkeley Academy rank locally?
- The Berkeley Academy ranked 17th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Berkeley Academy's absence rate?
- The Berkeley Academy's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Berkeley Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Berkeley 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 2 July 2026.