Crewe Engineering and Design UTC
Secondary · University technical college · Mixed · Cheshire East
West Street, Crewe, CW1 2PZ
47
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 19/11/2024
Application demand
—
No council data
Attendance
89.3%
31.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
299
Capacity used
Has space75%
400 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Details
- Type
- University technical college
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 14–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- William Chitty
- Address
- West Street, Crewe, CW1 2PZ
- Phone
- 01270218150
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Ward / constituency
- Crewe Central · Crewe and Nantwich
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142890
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 39% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 18% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ACADEMIES TRUST
299 pupils · 400 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
19 November 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 216 pupils
Attendance
89.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
31.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 32.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -1.00 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 20% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 35% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.62 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 11.67 | — | — |
Average grade: E+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 32.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 18.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 44.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.51 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 101 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 20 | 35 |
| Average grade | D | — |
| A-level students | 11 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 100 | 2% | 27% | 51% | |
| English Language | 99 | 0% | 32% | 57% | |
| Combined Science | 97 | 2% | 27% | 53% | |
| English Literature | 97 | 3% | 29% | 60% | |
| Design & Technology | 91 | 1% | 19% | 43% | |
| Statistics | 48 | 0% | 17% | 54% | |
| Art and Design | 39 | 0% | 21% | 51% | |
| Polish | 8 | 88% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3D Studies | 9 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 16% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 26% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 26% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Cheshire East council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.