Sir John Offley CofE (VC) Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Crewe, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

5.387 miles

Furthest distance (miles): "5.387" · Published by Staffordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Sir John Offley CofE (VC) Primary School is a primary school in Crewe, Staffordshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 2 February 2023. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.

Sir John Offley CofE (VC) Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	5.387 mi

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 5.387 miles away, the 2nd longest of 58 Staffordshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Reception 2026 had 22 first-choice applications for 25 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
32.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Staffordshire is 14%.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Staffordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Izaak Walton Way, Madeley, Crewe, CW3 9PJ
Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 143 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 32.9% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 19.6

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 2 February 2023

Strengths

“The school’s Christian values of love, aspiration and forgiveness permeate the school.”
“Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
“The school is a safe, happy and caring place, where pupils thrive.”

To improve

“However, subject leaders have not had enough opportunities to check how the curriculum is being delivered.”
“As a result, in some subjects, pupils do not learn as well as they could.”
“However, in some subjects such as mathematics, this practice is not secure.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	60%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 22 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 22 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.

The Meadows Primary School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
St John's CofE Primary Academy 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Betley CofE VC Primary School 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School 2.8 mi Not judged
Baldwins Gate CofE(VC) Primary School 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Alsagers Bank Primary Academy 3.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Silverdale Primary Academy 3.5 mi Good
Westlands Primary School 4.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published