Community school · Cheshire East

Vine Tree Primary School

4–11Ages
200Pupils
PrimaryPhase
111143URN

Dane Bank Avenue, Crewe, CW2 8AD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.3per place

2.1 above Cheshire East median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire East

73 applications for 17 places · 2nd of 101 in Cheshire East

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

40%met the expected standard

Cheshire East 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

Inspection history

18 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
20 November 2012
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

4.3applications per place, Reception

2.1 above Cheshire East median (2.2) 2.1 above England median (2.2)

73 applications · 17 places offered · 15 named it first

2026 4.3; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2025 3.1; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2024 3.8; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2023 3.5; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2022 3.8; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2021 3.0; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2020 3.3; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2019 2.8; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2018 3.3; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2017 2.9; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2016 3.1; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2015 2.9; Cheshire East median median 1.9
2014 3.0; Cheshire East median median 2.0

More applications per place than the Cheshire East median in 13 of 13 years.

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Cheshire East median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	17	73	4.3	15	0.88
Sep 2025	24	75	3.1	22	0.92
Sep 2024	20	76	3.8	18	0.90
Sep 2023	22	76	3.5	21	0.95
Sep 2022	24	91	3.8	24	1.00
Sep 2021	26	79	3.0	23	0.88
Sep 2020	25	83	3.3	24	0.96
Sep 2019	30	83	2.8	29	0.97
Sep 2018	24	80	3.3	23	0.96
Sep 2017	27	79	2.9	21	0.78
Sep 2016	30	92	3.1	30	1.00
Sep 2015	30	88	2.9	36	1.20
Sep 2014	29	88	3.0	23	0.79

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 45% · Maths 80% → all three 40% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard40%106th of 114 in Cheshire East

Cheshire East 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Cheshire East 80% England 78%

Higher standard10%

Cheshire East 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard45%

Cheshire East 78% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Cheshire East 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Cheshire East 80% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Cheshire East 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

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Cheshire East median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	40%	0%	104	104
2023/24	48%	7%	106	102
2022/23	62%	0%	106	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Vine Tree Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

4.3applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe
0.2 km · Cheshire East

Good2023

1.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy
0.4 km · Cheshire East

Good2022

2.4applications per place
Wistaston Academy
0.7 km · Cheshire East

Outstanding2024

2.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Pebble Brook Primary School
0.8 km · Cheshire East

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Edleston Primary School
0.8 km · Cheshire East

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
The Berkeley Academy
1.3 km · Cheshire East

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Wistaston Church Lane Academy
1.4 km · Cheshire East

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Beechwood Primary School and Nursery
1.8 km · Cheshire East

2026

1.7applications per place 44%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 111143 · 895/2328
Capacity: 210 pupils · 200 on roll
Free school meals: 20.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Dane Bank Avenue, Crewe, CW2 8AD
Local authority: Cheshire East

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources