Brierley Primary SchoolEdleston Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Crewe.

Summary of the comparison

Brierley Primary School and Edleston Primary School are primary schools in Crewe.

  • Brierley Primary School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Edleston Primary School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Brierley Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Brierley Primary School was judged Good and Edleston Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 76.0% for Brierley Primary School and 62.0% for Edleston Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Brierley Primary School (65.0% in 2022-23, 76.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Edleston Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Brierley Primary School versus Edleston Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CreweBrierley Primary SchoolCreweEdleston Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB73/100Stronger figureB72/100
Local ranking17th of 116 in Cheshire East Stronger figure20th of 116 in Cheshire East
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll245 208
Capacity210 210
LocationCrewe, CW1 2AZ Crewe, CW2 7PX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard76.0% Stronger figure62.0% 62.0%
At higher standard7.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census245 208
Free school meals (ever 6)34.9% 25.5%
English as an additional language43.3% 63.0%
SEN support18.4% 19.2%
SEN with an EHC plan5.3% 3.4%
Attendance
Overall absence5.0% 4.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence14.9% 10.3% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Brierley Primary School

Edleston Primary School

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