Betley CofE VC Primary School
Church Lane, Betley, Crewe, CW3 9AXOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Betley CofE VC Primary School is a primary school in Crewe for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 451 schools in Staffordshire. It ranks 21st of 26 primary schools in Crewe. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 15 October 2024, report published 20 November 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 15 October 2024
Pupils enjoy attending this welcoming and happy school. The school wants the very best for everyone and pupils are at the heart of all it does. Staff have high expectations of all pupils, and pupils respond well to these. Pupils from Nursery to Year 6 enjoy an exciting and engaging curriculum. Pupils love to read. They develop and achieve well during their time in school. Pupils have very positive attitudes to school. They behave well. They arrive at school punctually, with confidence, and are eager to learn. The curriculum helps all pupils to develop personally. Pupils are proud of their achievements. They told inspectors, 'This is a school where we are all a family and care for each other.' Pupils fully understand and respect each other's differences. They make friends because they enjoy learning together. They play respectfully and happily with their peers on the playground and work well together in lessons. Pupils feel safe in school because all staff swiftly address any worries or concerns they may have. Pupils enjoy the range of responsibilities and rewards they receive. These include being on the school council and being ambassadors across the school. Pupils engage in and enjoy a wide range of curriculum enrichment activities, including visitors to school, residential trips and a range of clubs.
What the school should improve
- The school has not ensured that pupils have sufficient opportunities to learn, practise and apply their knowledge of spelling, punctuation and grammar in their reading and writing activities in all subjects. This hampers pupils' development of their literacy skills. The school should ensure that there are high-quality opportunities for pupils to practise these aspects of reading and writing across the curriculum to enable them to become more confident and capable readers and writers.
- The school has not ensured that teachers' expectations of pupils' recorded work are consistently high, and there are weaknesses in the teaching of handwriting and presentation. Consequently, the quality of pupils' work is often variable. The school should ensure that the teaching of handwriting and presentation is implemented consistently well and that all teachers have high expectations for handwriting and presentation.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
13 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
100 pupils on roll, with places for 109
Schools near Betley CofE VC Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Meadows Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 77% met the expected standard |
| Weston Village Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 78% met the expected standard |
| Sir John Offley CofE (VC) Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 60% met the expected standard |
| Bridgemere CofE Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 83% met the expected standard |
| Alsagers Bank Primary Academy | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 65% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sam Ray
- Phone
- 01270820286
- Address
- Church Lane, Betley, Crewe, CW3 9AX
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- URN
- 124235
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.