Hungerford Primary Academy
School Crescent, Crewe, CW1 5HA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ST BART'S MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anna Wheaver
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- St Bart's Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Crewe and Nantwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 373
- URN
- 146382
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01270902057
About this school
Hungerford Primary Academy is a primary academy in Crewe. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 373 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
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
- 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 | 70 | 61 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 52% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 7% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 69% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 67% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 74% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.10 | - | - |
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 Hungerford Primary 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 | 37% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 418 |
| 2023/24 | 389 |
| 2024/25 | 377 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hungerford Primary Academy compares
Hungerford Primary Academy ranked 91st of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 5.1% | 24.6% | 373 | — |
| Brierley Primary School | 76% | 5% | 34.9% | 223 | 0.4 miles |
| Beechwood Primary School and Nursery | 44% | 4.5% | 40.3% | 474 | 0.8 miles |
| Monks Coppenhall Academy | 69% | 4.9% | 33.7% | 664 | 1.0 miles |
| Edleston Primary School | 62% | 4.8% | 25.5% | 209 | 1.0 miles |
| St Michael's Community Academy | 33% | 7.7% | 44.9% | 412 | 1.2 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)
- 24.64%
- English as an additional language
- 24.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.06%
- Persistent absence
- 12.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brierley Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Beechwood Primary School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Monks Coppenhall Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Edleston Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
St Michael's Community Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Crewe
Other schools in Crewe
Hungerford Primary Academy ranks 19th 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
- Leighton Academy Primary
- Mablins Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Monks Coppenhall Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hungerford Primary Academy teach?
- Hungerford Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Crewe.
- Who is the headteacher of Hungerford Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Hungerford Primary Academy is Mrs Anna Wheaver, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hungerford Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hungerford Primary 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 Hungerford Primary Academy?
- Hungerford Primary Academy has 373 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hungerford Primary Academy full?
- Hungerford Primary Academy has capacity for 630 pupils and 373 on roll (59%), 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 Hungerford Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Hungerford Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Hungerford Primary Academy a selective school?
- No. Hungerford Primary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Hungerford Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hungerford Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Hungerford Primary Academy?
- Hungerford Primary 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.
- What SEN provision does Hungerford Primary Academy have?
- The schools register lists Hungerford Primary Academy's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hungerford Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hungerford Primary Academy rank locally?
- Hungerford Primary Academy ranked 91st of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hungerford Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Hungerford Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hungerford Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hungerford Primary 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 10 July 2026.