Beechwood Primary School and NurserySt Michael's Community Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Crewe.
Summary of the comparison
Beechwood Primary School and Nursery and St Michael's Community Academy are primary schools in Crewe.
Beechwood Primary School and Nursery scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Michael's Community Academy scores 27 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Beechwood Primary School and Nursery is ahead on our composite score.
Beechwood Primary School and Nursery was judged strong and St Michael's Community Academy was judged Requires improvement.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 44.0% for Beechwood Primary School and Nursery and 33.0% for St Michael's Community Academy.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Beechwood Primary School and Nursery (57.0% in 2022-23, 44.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Michael's Community Academy (50.0% in 2022-23, 33.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CreweBeechwood Primary School and Nursery | CreweSt Michael's Community Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100Stronger figure | F27/100 | |
| Local ranking | 59th of 116 in Cheshire East Stronger figure | 114th of 116 in Cheshire East | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Community school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 2-11 | 2-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 490 | 445 | |
| Capacity | 315 | 484 | |
| Location | Crewe, CW1 2PH | Crewe, CW1 3SL | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 44.0% Stronger figure | 33.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | 2.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 102.0 Stronger figure | 100.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 102.0 Stronger figure | 99.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 490 | 445 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 40.3% | 44.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 39.4% | 26.7% | |
| SEN support | 17.8% | 15.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.9% | 3.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.5% Stronger figure | 7.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 9.5% Stronger figure | 23.4% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Beechwood Primary School and Nursery
St Michael's Community Academy
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