Vine Tree Primary School
Dane Bank Avenue, Crewe, CW2 8AD
200 pupils · 95% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Free school meals
- 20%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 18 January 2023, published 8 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 40% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.88 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 17 | 15 | 73 | 17 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 24 | 22 | 75 | 24 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 20 | 18 | 76 | 20 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 22 | 21 | 76 | 22 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 24 | 24 | 91 | 24 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 26 | 23 | 79 | 26 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 25 | 24 | 83 | 25 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 29 | 83 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe 0.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy 0.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Wistaston Academy 0.7 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Pebble Brook Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Edleston Primary School 0.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- The Berkeley Academy 1.3 km · Good (2019) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.