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Edleston Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Kirsty Goldsmith

location_onCrewe, CW2 7PX

language Visit Website phone 1270910325

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

212

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Expected Standard

62%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Edleston Primary School is a Community school primary school in Crewe, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 56% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Edleston Primary School is a community school in Crewe, Cheshire East, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 208 pupils on roll, of whom 25% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #64 of 114 primaries in Cheshire East and #7,451 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 62%

Reading72% LA 78%

Writing72% LA 72%

Maths79% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading57% LA 78% · Eng 74%

Writing85% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths64% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading70% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths70% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.1

Read

LA 0.7

1.7 to 6.5

4.1

Write

LA -0.2

1.8 to 6.5

4.8

Maths

LA 0.3

2.5 to 7.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading71% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths75% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA 0.0

-3.4 to 1.3

1.1

Write

LA -1.3

-1.0 to 3.3

-0.3

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.3 to 1.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 67%

Reading81% LA 81%

Writing88% LA 79%

Maths77% LA 77%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.2

Read

LA 0.3

-0.5 to 4.9

3.3

Write

LA -1.1

0.8 to 5.8

3.2

Maths

LA -0.2

0.8 to 5.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

01 July 2025

Inspection Report

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25 February 2020

Inspection Report

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11 May 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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20 January 2011

Inspection Report

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04 February 2008

Inspection Report

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25 June 2007

Inspection Report

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22 March 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-05-11

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-01-20

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 208 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	211	2	0.9%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	208	2	1.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	210	1	0.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 23 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 15 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils