St Michael's Community Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Crewe, Cheshire East
St Michael's Community Academy is a primary school in Crewe, Cheshire East for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 31 October 2023. Cheshire East has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Holland Street, Crewe, CW1 3SL
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Pupils on roll
- 412 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 31 October 2023
Strengths
- “Each day starts positively at St Michael’s Community Academy.”
- “Pupils greet each other warmly and feel ready to start the day.”
- “Pupils feel safe and cared for.”
To improve
- “Despite this, pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “However, in a minority of classes, teachers’ subject understanding and knowledge of how best to teach are less well developed.”
- “However, sometimes staff do not model the use of resources as effectively as they could, for example by showing children how to use equipment on offer in the learning environment, when necessary.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2026 (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) | 33% | 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: 29 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 29 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2026, as Cheshire East published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cheshire East.
- Underwood West Academy 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Beechwood Primary School and Nursery 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mablins Lane Community Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Monks Coppenhall Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Leighton Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Brierley Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Edleston Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hungerford Primary Academy 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published