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Vine Tree Primary School

Community school · Crewe · CW2 8AD

Ages 4–11 · 200 pupils · Cheshire East

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

48%

Overall absence

7.1%

Admissions demand

0.90 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2023-03-08

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)48%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.2%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
5.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.4%
Enrolments in measure
179

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.90 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

18

Places offered

20

1st-preference offers

18

Total preferences (any rank)
76
Preferred offers (top 3)
20
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill95%

200 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
200
Boys / girls
87 / 113
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
200 / 210 (95%)
Free school meals
20%
FSM pupils
40
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Julie Marsden

Location

Address
Dane Bank Avenue
Postcode
CW2 8AD
Town
Crewe
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Cheshire East
District
Cheshire East
Constituency
Crewe and Nantwich
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Crewe, Cheshire East, 200 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 20%.

Open schools in Crewe
44
Primary schools in Crewe
27
Academies among open schools in Crewe
55% (24)
Open schools in CW2
17
Primary in CW2
10
Open schools in Cheshire East LA
180
Primary in Cheshire East LA
124

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in CreweNear CW2

  • Wistaston Academy

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Crewe · CW2 8QS · Cheshire East

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM30.9%
    • Demand1.17

    0.4 miles away

  • Pebble Brook Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Crewe · CW2 6PL · Cheshire East

    Ages 2–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM33.3%
    • Demand0.98

    0.5 miles away

  • Edleston Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Crewe · CW2 7PX · Cheshire East

    Ages 4–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM29.2%
    • Demand1.21

    0.5 miles away

  • The Berkeley Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Crewe · CW2 6RU · Cheshire East

    Ages 2–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM10.4%
    • Demand0.95

    0.8 miles away

  • Wistaston Church Lane Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Crewe · CW2 8EZ · Cheshire East

    Ages 3–11

    • KS290%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM6.6%
    • Demand0.84

    0.9 miles away

  • Beechwood Primary School and Nursery

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Crewe · CW1 2PH · Cheshire East

    Ages 2–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM37.9%
    • Demand1.10

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Julie Marsden
Telephone
01270661526
Website
www.vinetree.cheshire.sch.uk/

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