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Pebble Brook Primary School

Primary · Crewe · CW2 6PL

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 14 February 2024

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At a glance

330 pupils · 94% of 350 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Foundation school
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
33.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
49.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
13.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.pebblebrookprimary.net/
URN
111219

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 42 families named it first for 43 Reception places, 0.98 first choices per place. We hold 10 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2012 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 14 February 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.98 first-choice applications per place

43 places offered · 42 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2012 entry)

In Area
0.604 miles

2012 is the most recent year we hold a cutoff for this school. It describes that year, not 2026.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

48 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
65%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
102
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school65%
Median of its 12 closest peers54.5%
Cheshire East average64.6%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Chester Park Junior SchoolBristol · 111 miles awayGood41%
Buckingham Primary SchoolHampton · 144 miles awayGood57%
Holbeach Primary SchoolLondon · 153 miles awayGood56%
Trumpington Park Primary SchoolCambridge · 125 miles awayExpected standard70%
Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery SchoolKing's Lynn · 122 miles awayGood42%
St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolLondon · 151 miles awayGood72%
Kingfield Primary SchoolWoking · 147 miles awayGood73%
Summerswood Primary SchoolBorehamwood · 135 miles awayRequires improvement40%
Savile Park Primary SchoolHalifax · 50 miles awayGood42%
West Hampstead Primary SchoolLondon · 142 miles awayExpected standard75%
Beechwood Primary SchoolReading · 130 miles awayExpected standard53%
Little Reddings Primary SchoolBushey · 133 miles awayGood43%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 40% (Cheshire East 79%, England 60%) · Any other White background 28% (Cheshire East 5%, England 7%) · Black African 11% (Cheshire East 2%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 7% (Cheshire East 1%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 6% (Cheshire East 2%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Cheshire East 1%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 2% (Cheshire East 2%, England 4%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Cheshire East 0%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Cheshire East 1%, England 5%) · Any other Black background 1% (Cheshire East 0%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Cheshire East 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Cheshire East 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Cheshire East 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
7.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
23%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

3.85 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Cheshire East: 1.28 suspensions and 0.00 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
21.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

94% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 6% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2023 census)

44.4% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 64.1%, 8.3 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £50,242; 18.8% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£7,865
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£32,892; in-year balance -£108,316

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher26.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications18.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work29.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways9.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health45.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier69.3%62.3%
Social housing2%17.1%
Privately rented28.7%20.5%
Detached houses13.6%22.9%
Flats16.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms18.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van18.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01018448 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£179,000390 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£133,500–£290,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (117)£330,000
Semi-detached (124)£184,000
Terraced (134)£127,000
Flat (15)£115,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
6an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
15an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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