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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

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

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. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

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.

The twelve below are matched on intake alone, from every state school in England, so most are not local. They are the evidence behind the comparison above, not a shortlist. For schools you could realistically apply to, see nearby schools.

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
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
Walsall Studio SchoolWalsall · 41 miles awayGood26.9

The 12 state schools in England whose intake most closely matches this one: same phase and admissions type, and as near as the data allows on size, free school meals, English as an additional language, SEN and the child poverty of the surrounding area (IDACI 2025). Matching uses only characteristics a school does not choose. It is not a ranking, and a close match on intake does not make two schools interchangeable: sixth form, faith character, admissions rules and plain geography all matter and are not in the calculation. Results: DfE performance tables, 2024/2025. How the matching works.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
8.5%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
24.9%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

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

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£8,702
Typical secondary school£7,798

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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, latest DfE destination measures release.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), decile of the small area the school stands in: 1 is the most deprived tenth of England, 10 the least. IDACI counts only children in low-income families, which is the measure closest to the intake a school is likely to draw on.

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%

Census 2021 (ONS) for statistical area E01018462 (a lower layer super output area), the neighbourhood of roughly 1,557 adults that the school stands in. These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Children travel in from further away, and for selective, faith and some other schools usually much further. Open Government Licence v3.0.

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£120,000299 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to July 2026
Typical range
£98,000–£150,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (14)£189,500
Semi-detached (71)£155,000
Terraced (189)£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.

Every residential sale registered with HM Land Registry within 1 km of the school (straight line) since January 2024, market sales of houses and flats only. A sale is dated by completion and registered weeks later, so the most recent months are incomplete. 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 5.8
All reported collisions
38an urban school averages 30.6
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

Every collision reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025, from the Department for Transport's road casualty statistics (STATS19). "Child pedestrians" counts casualties aged under 16 on foot; "school-run times" means weekdays 07:30–09:00 and 15:00–16:30 outside August. A high count usually says the school sits on or near a busy road, not that the school is unsafe: counts rise with traffic and with how built-up an area is, which is why the comparison is with other urban schools. Distances are straight-line from the school's recorded position. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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