Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy
Belgrave Road, Crewe, CW2 7NH
417 pupils · 93% of 450 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- ALEXANDRA ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Free school meals
- 28.3%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 24 May 2022, published 14 July 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 37 | 37 | 87 | 37 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Vine Tree Primary School 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Edleston Primary School 0.5 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe 0.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Wistaston Academy 0.7 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Pebble Brook Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Beechwood Primary School and Nursery 1.4 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.