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EnglandNorth WestCheshire EastCW1 3LFUnderwood West Academy
Primary

Underwood West Academy

Primary

Cheshire East · Crewe · CW1 3LF https://www.underwoodwest.cheshire.sch.uk/

Pupils
504
cap. 442
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
38%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
504
Pupils · 2024/25
32%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
38%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
504
Pupils · 2024/25
32%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 12/11/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCheshire East
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Underwood West Academy · Primary · Cheshire East

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
38%
-10pp
68%53%37%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 38%
RWM higher standard
0%
-2pp
4%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
52%
Reading higher standard
8%
Writing expected standard
59%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
63%
Maths higher standard
6%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
63%
SPAG higher standard
22%
Reading scaled score
100.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
504
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
32%
FSM eligible
52%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Newcastle Street, Crewe, CW1 3LF
Local authority
Cheshire East
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2538%0%52%8%59%0%63%6%78%63%100.0101.0102.020%504
2023/2448%2%64%9%61%7%63%7%71%59%102.0102.0101.016%450
2022/2337%0%50%3%53%0%67%13%63%63%99.0103.0103.0-5.40-3.60-1.5024%415
2018/1964%4%64%14%77%14%75%20%75%73%101.0103.0103.0-0.20+2.20+1.3016%436
2017/1868%0%74%16%82%5%81%16%81%77%103.0103.0104.0+0.90+0.60+1.00436

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2550421.220%32%52%6%19%
2023/2445020.816%31%58%6%22%
2022/2341519.224%31%57%7%22%
2021/2242219.720%31%55%8%27%
2020/2142219.016%26%55%
2018/1943618.116%26%44%5%11%
2017/1817.35%12%
2016/1744123%22%47%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.