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Crewe Engineering and Design UTC

Secondary · Crewe · CW1 2PZ

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 19 November 2024

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At a glance

299 pupils · 75% of 400 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
University technical college
Age range
14–19
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
38.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
14.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
https://www.utccrewe.co.uk/
URN
142890

In figures

At its inspection on 19 November 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 8.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

GCSE results (2024/2025)

101 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
32.4
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
44.6%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
18.8%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
2.5
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) D
20
England 35

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

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school32.4
Median of its 12 closest peers38
Cheshire East average46.2
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is behind 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.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Scott Medical and Healthcare CollegePlymouth · 202 miles awayGood43.5
Engineering UTC Northern LincolnshireScunthorpe · 82 miles awayGood38.2
Bmat Stem AcademyHarlow · 141 miles awayGood28.1
Kidsgrove Secondary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · 9 miles awayGood35.9
UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy ParkSheffield · 47 miles awayGood (2019)44
Lady Hawkins' SchoolKington · 67 miles awayGood43.3
LEAF StudioBournemouth · 163 miles awayGood42.4
Stafford Manor High SchoolStafford · 26 miles awayUrgent improvement30.6
UTC South DurhamNewton Aycliffe · 109 miles awayGood39.2
Wyvern AcademyDarlington · 105 miles awayGood37.7
Global AcademyMiddlesex · 139 miles awayGood30.8
WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)Birmingham · 52 miles awayRequires improvement30.8

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 67% (Cheshire East 80%, England 59%) · Any other White background 14% (Cheshire East 5%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 5% (Cheshire East 2%, England 3%) · Not recorded 5% (Cheshire East 4%, England 2%) · Black African 3% (Cheshire East 1%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Cheshire East 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Cheshire East 1%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Cheshire East 1%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Cheshire East 0%, England 1%) · other groups together 2%

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)
8.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
27.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

37.70 suspensions per 100 pupils and 2 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Cheshire East: 17.81 suspensions and 0.19 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
23
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2023/24)

76% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 19% moved to another state school · 5% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

76.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.8 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £54,387; 0% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£8,702
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 73% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 11% (6%) · supplies and services 11% (11%) · educational supplies 6% (6%) · bought-in professional services 0% (1%) · catering 6% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve -£541,000; in-year balance -£113,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
85%
Continuing in education
67%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
12%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
18%
Apprenticeship
21%
Employment
36%
Any sustained destination
77%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

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

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher21.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications31.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work13.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways31.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health43.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier21.3%62.3%
Social housing37.3%17.1%
Privately rented41.4%20.5%
Detached houses3.3%22.9%
Flats46.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms4.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van50.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01018462 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£120,000318 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£98,000–£150,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (15)£192,000
Semi-detached (78)£155,000
Terraced (200)£115,000
Flat (25)£84,000

Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth 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
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
8an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
38an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an 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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