Academy converter · Cheshire East

Underwood West Academy

2–11Ages
490Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143153URN

Newcastle Street, Crewe, CW1 3LF · 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

2.0per place

close to Cheshire East median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire East

69 applications for 34 places · 59th of 101 in Cheshire East

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%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 · 12 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
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
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

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Cheshire East median (2.2) close to England median (2.2)

69 applications · 34 places offered · 33 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.0; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2025 1.5; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2024 1.2; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2023 1.7; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2022 1.7; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2021 1.4; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2020 1.5; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2019 1.4; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2018 1.4; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2017 1.4; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2016 1.8; Cheshire East median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Cheshire East median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.1; Cheshire East median median 2.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Cheshire East median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Cheshire East median

Dashed bars: as Underwood West Primary School (URN 133271), the previous school.

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	34	69	2.0	33	0.97
Sep 2025	59	89	1.5	58	0.98
Sep 2024	64	78	1.2	47	0.73
Sep 2023	57	94	1.7	50	0.88
Sep 2022	46	77	1.7	45	0.98
Sep 2021	45	64	1.4	39	0.87
Sep 2020	45	68	1.5	39	0.87
Sep 2019	60	83	1.4	54	0.90
Sep 2018	60	82	1.4	51	0.85
Sep 2017	47	64	1.4	37	0.79
Sep 2016 *	60	108	1.8	65	1.08
Sep 2015 *	50	77	1.5	42	0.84
Sep 2014 *	88	92	1.1	56	0.64

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 52% · Writing 59% · Maths 63% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%107th of 114 in Cheshire East

Cheshire East 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard52%

Cheshire East 80% England 78%

Higher standard8%

Cheshire East 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard59%

Cheshire East 78% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Cheshire East 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Cheshire East 80% England 77%

Higher standard6%

Cheshire East 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	38%	0%	100	101
2023/24	48%	2%	102	102
2022/23	37%	0%	99	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

Underwood West AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Community Academy
0.8 km · Cheshire East

2026

2.3applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Beechwood Primary School and Nursery
0.9 km · Cheshire East

2026

1.7applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Leighton Academy
1.2 km · Cheshire East

Good2023

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Edleston Primary School
1.4 km · Cheshire East

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Mablins Lane Community Primary School
1.5 km · Cheshire East

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Wistaston Academy
1.5 km · Cheshire East

Outstanding2024

2.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy
1.6 km · Cheshire East

Good2022

2.4applications per place
Brierley Primary School
1.7 km · Cheshire East

Good2022

2.6applications per place 76%met the SATs standard

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Strong standard
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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143153 · 895/3808
Trust: The Aspire Educational Trust
Capacity: 442 pupils · 490 on roll
Free school meals: 51.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2016
Replaced: Underwood West Primary School (URN 133271)
Address: Newcastle Street, Crewe, CW1 3LF
Local authority: Cheshire East

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