Community school · Cheshire East

Mablins Lane Community Primary School

4–11Ages
611Pupils
PrimaryPhase
111216URN

Mablins Lane, Crewe, CW1 3YR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.3 below Cheshire East median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire East

121 applications for 64 places · 69th of 101 in Cheshire East

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%met the expected standard

Cheshire East 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 5 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Cheshire East median (2.2) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

121 applications · 64 places offered · 62 named it first

2026 1.9; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2025 1.6; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2024 1.6; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2023 1.6; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2022 1.6; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2021 1.7; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2020 1.3; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2019 1.6; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2018 1.6; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2017 1.6; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2016 1.6; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2015 1.8; Cheshire East median median 1.9
2014 2.0; Cheshire East median median 2.0

More applications per place than the Cheshire East median in 0 of 13 years.

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	64	121	1.9	62	0.97
Sep 2025	90	144	1.6	88	0.98
Sep 2024	82	130	1.6	74	0.90
Sep 2023	86	138	1.6	84	0.98
Sep 2022	90	148	1.6	91	1.01
Sep 2021	69	120	1.7	65	0.94
Sep 2020	77	99	1.3	75	0.97
Sep 2019	83	129	1.6	70	0.84
Sep 2018	75	122	1.6	69	0.92
Sep 2017	75	118	1.6	51	0.68
Sep 2016	89	138	1.6	68	0.76
Sep 2015	72	132	1.8	62	0.86
Sep 2014	75	148	2.0	71	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 65% · Maths 73% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%92nd of 114 in Cheshire East

Cheshire East 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Cheshire East 80% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Cheshire East 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Cheshire East 78% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Cheshire East 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Cheshire East 80% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Cheshire East 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	54%	1%	106	105
2023/24	52%	1%	107	105
2022/23	55%	0%	106	104

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

Mablins Lane Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Leighton Academy
1.0 km · Cheshire East

Good2023

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Community Academy
1.0 km · Cheshire East

2026

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Monks Coppenhall Academy
1.6 km · Cheshire East

Good2023

1.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Beechwood Primary School and Nursery
1.8 km · Cheshire East

2026

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

Good2022

2.6applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Edleston Primary School
2.8 km · Cheshire East

Standards maintained2025

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
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Needs attention
Urgent improvement
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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: 111216 · 895/2699
Capacity: 630 pupils · 611 on roll
Free school meals: 20.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Mablins Lane, Crewe, CW1 3YR
Local authority: Cheshire East

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