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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 19 June 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)
- 9 June 2015Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry322 applications · 136 places offered · 126 named it first
- 2026 2.4; Cheshire East median median 2.0
- 2025 2.0; Cheshire East median median 1.8
- 2024 2.0; Cheshire East median median 1.8
- 2023 2.3; Cheshire East median median 1.7
- 2022 2.1; Cheshire East median median 1.7
- 2021 2.2; Cheshire East median median 1.8
- 2020 2.2; Cheshire East median median 1.8
- 2019 1.9; Cheshire East median median 1.8
- 2018 1.9; Cheshire East median median 1.7
- 2017 1.9; Cheshire East median median 1.7
- 2016 1.8; Cheshire East median median 1.8
- 2015 2.0; Cheshire East median median 1.6
- 2014 1.9; Cheshire East median median 1.6
- This school
- Cheshire East median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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 | 136 | 322 | 2.4 | 126 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2025 | 150 | 295 | 2.0 | 148 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2024 | 149 | 300 | 2.0 | 141 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2023 | 150 | 344 | 2.3 | 169 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2022 | 149 | 318 | 2.1 | 169 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2021 | 145 | 321 | 2.2 | 147 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2020 | 140 | 306 | 2.2 | 153 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2019 | 150 | 280 | 1.9 | 156 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2018 | 140 | 267 | 1.9 | 133 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2017 | 137 | 264 | 1.9 | 154 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2016 | 122 | 219 | 1.8 | 110 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2015 | 92 | 187 | 2.0 | 86 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2014 | 104 | 196 | 1.9 | 98 | 0.94 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 124 | 45.2 | 52% | 68% | – |
| 2024/25 | 134 | 37.9 | 26% | 48% | – |
| 2023/24 | 137 | 42.2 | 31% | 64% | −0.22 |
| 2022/23 | 118 | 41.4 | 36% | 63% | −0.06 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Ruskin Community High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · concerns noted20242.4applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
- 0.7 km · Cheshire EastGood20242.2applications per place 32.6Attainment 8
- 1.0 km · Cheshire EastGraded · no overall grade20242.8applications per place 49.0Attainment 8
- 1.2 km · Cheshire EastGraded · no overall grade202431.6Attainment 8
- 1.2 km · Cheshire EastRemains Good202324.0Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · Cheshire EastSerious weaknesses 20261.2applications per place 27.4Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · Cheshire EastRemains Good20232.6applications per place 44.2Attainment 8
- 5.9 km · Cheshire East20262.3applications per place 50.2Attainment 8
- 6.3 km · Cheshire EastGood20222.1applications per place
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 111417 · 895/4139
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 666 pupils · 713 on roll
- Free school meals
- 34.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 January 1900
- Address
- Ruskin Road, Crewe, CW2 7JT
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources