Byley Primary School and NurseryHolmes Chapel Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Byley Primary School and Nursery and Holmes Chapel Primary School are primary schools.

  • Byley Primary School and Nursery scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Holmes Chapel Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Holmes Chapel Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Byley Primary School and Nursery was judged Good and Holmes Chapel Primary School was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 60.0% for Byley Primary School and Nursery and 69.0% for Holmes Chapel Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Byley Primary School and Nursery (69.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Holmes Chapel Primary School (55.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Byley Primary School and Nursery versus Holmes Chapel Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MiddlewichByley Primary School and NurseryCreweHolmes Chapel Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100C57/100Stronger figure
Local ranking71st of 120 in Cheshire West and Chester 72nd of 116 in Cheshire East
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll91 419
Capacity105 420
LocationMiddlewich, CW10 9NG Crewe, CW4 7EB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard60.0% 69.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census91 419
Free school meals (ever 6)11.3% 6.4%
English as an additional language1.1% 1.9%
SEN support16.5% 6.9%
SEN with an EHC plan2.2% 4.1%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% Stronger figure4.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence13.2% 8.0% 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.

Byley Primary School and Nursery

Holmes Chapel Primary School

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