Community school · Cheshire East

Beechwood Primary School and Nursery

2–11Ages
474Pupils
PrimaryPhase
111211URN

Meredith Street, Crewe, CW1 2PH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.5 below Cheshire East median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire East

100 applications for 59 places · 82nd of 101 in Cheshire East

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

44%met the expected standard

Cheshire East 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 27 January 2026Published 19 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

27 January 2026
Report card · 4 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard
29 September 2021
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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Cheshire East median (2.2) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

100 applications · 59 places offered · 56 named it first

2026 1.7; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2025 1.6; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2024 1.9; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2023 1.9; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2022 1.6; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2021 1.9; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2020 2.2; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2019 2.2; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2018 2.2; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2017 2.2; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2016 2.3; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2015 1.5; Cheshire East median median 1.9
2014 2.1; Cheshire East median median 2.0

This school
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	59	100	1.7	56	0.95
Sep 2025	60	96	1.6	57	0.95
Sep 2024	60	112	1.9	66	1.10
Sep 2023	60	114	1.9	64	1.07
Sep 2022	58	95	1.6	56	0.97
Sep 2021	45	87	1.9	43	0.96
Sep 2020	45	99	2.2	61	1.36
Sep 2019	60	129	2.2	76	1.27
Sep 2018	45	98	2.2	56	1.24
Sep 2017	45	101	2.2	65	1.44
Sep 2016	50	115	2.3	69	1.38
Sep 2015	54	80	1.5	50	0.93
Sep 2014	52	107	2.1	60	1.15

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 56% · Writing 60% · Maths 67% → all three 44% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard44%101st of 114 in Cheshire East

Cheshire East 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard56%

Cheshire East 80% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Cheshire East 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

Cheshire East 78% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Cheshire East 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Cheshire East 80% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Cheshire East 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cheshire East median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	44%	0%	102	102
2023/24	59%	5%	104	105
2022/23	57%	5%	105	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

Beechwood Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

2026

1.7applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Brierley Primary School
0.7 km · Cheshire East

Good2022

2.6applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Community Academy
0.9 km · Cheshire East

2026

2.3applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Underwood West Academy
0.9 km · Cheshire East

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Edleston Primary School
1.0 km · Cheshire East

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Hungerford Primary Academy
1.4 km · Cheshire East

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Monks Coppenhall Academy
1.4 km · Cheshire East

Good2023

1.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy
1.4 km · Cheshire East

Good2022

2.4applications per place
Wistaston Academy
1.8 km · Cheshire East

Outstanding2024

2.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 111211 · 895/2693
Capacity: 315 pupils · 474 on roll
Free school meals: 37.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Meredith Street, Crewe, CW1 2PH
Local authority: Cheshire East

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