Compare Brierley Primary School and Edleston Primary School and Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy
Comparison of primary schools: Brierley Primary School (Primary) in Crewe; Edleston Primary School (Primary) in Crewe; Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy (Primary) in Crewe — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Brierley Primary School, Edleston Primary School and Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy. They are primary phase and community school and academy converter type located around Crewe, Cheshire. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 2 (Brierley Primary School), published Jan 2023. The most recent inspection on record is for Brierley Primary School (Jan 2023). average roll around ≈ 250, combined total ≈ 450, typical FSM 25–30%, range 25–30%–25–30%; all under Cheshire East local authority.
| Attribute |
Brierley Primary School
CW1 2AZ
|
Edleston Primary School
CW2 7PX
|
Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy
CW2 7NH
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Primary • Community school | Primary • Community school | Primary • Academy converter |
| Location |
Crewe Cheshire CW1 2AZ |
Crewe Cheshire CW2 7PX |
Crewe Cheshire CW2 7NH |
| Latest Ofsted | 2 23 Jan 2023 | 2 10 Jun 2016 | — |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 250 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 200 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | — |
| FSM % | 25–30% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 25–30% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | — |
| Capacity | 210 | 210 | 450 |
| Capacity utilisation | Over capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | — |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Trust / Local authority | Cheshire East (895) | Cheshire East (895) | Cheshire East (895) |
| Website | www.brierley.cheshire.sch.uk | www.edleston.cheshire.sch.uk | www.gainsboroughschool.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01270698840 | 01270910325 | 01270696810 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Community school
- Location
- Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 2AZ - Ofsted
- 2 23 Jan 2023
- Pupils
- ≈ 250 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 25–30% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Cheshire East (895)
- Website
- www.brierley.cheshire.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01270698840
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Community school
- Location
- Crewe
Cheshire
CW2 7PX - Ofsted
- 2 10 Jun 2016
- Pupils
- ≈ 200 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 25–30% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Cheshire East (895)
- Website
- www.edleston.cheshire.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01270910325
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Academy converter
- Location
- Crewe
Cheshire
CW2 7NH - Ofsted
- —
- Pupils
- —
- FSM %
- —
- Trust / LA
- Cheshire East (895)
- Website
- www.gainsboroughschool.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01270696810
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