Mablins Lane Community Primary SchoolUnderwood West Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

Mablins Lane Community Primary School and Underwood West Academy are primary schools in Crewe.

  • Mablins Lane Community Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Underwood West Academy scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Mablins Lane Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Mablins Lane Community Primary School was judged the expected standard and Underwood West Academy was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 54.0% for Mablins Lane Community Primary School and 38.0% for Underwood West Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Mablins Lane Community Primary School (55.0% in 2022-23, 54.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Underwood West Academy (37.0% in 2022-23, 38.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Mablins Lane Community Primary School versus Underwood West Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CreweMablins Lane Community Primary SchoolCreweUnderwood West AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100Stronger figureF38/100
Local ranking90th of 116 in Cheshire East Stronger figure109th of 116 in Cheshire East
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll603 504
Capacity630 442
LocationCrewe, CW1 3YR Crewe, CW1 3LF
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard54.0% Stronger figure38.0% 62.0%
At higher standard1.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure100.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census603 504
Free school meals (ever 6)19.6% 51.6%
English as an additional language11.6% 32.3%
SEN support22.7% 16.9%
SEN with an EHC plan4.6% 3.0%
Attendance
Overall absence6.0% Stronger figure6.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence15.0% Stronger figure19.4% 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.

Mablins Lane Community Primary School

Underwood West Academy

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