Vine Tree Primary School

Vine Tree Primary School continues to demonstrate good performance, fostering a positive and engaging learning environment for its pupils. The staff cultivate strong relationships with students, encouraging them to reach their potential and enjoy their educational experiences. The curriculum broadly covers all necessary subjects, enabling most pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to progress well. Both high expectations for behavior and achievement contribute to a supportive atmosphere where pupils feel safe and valued. However, some areas for improvement have been noted, particularly in terms of curriculum clarity in certain subjects. This lack of specificity can hinder teachers' ability to effectively design learning activities. Additionally, there are concerns regarding some staff feeling their workload and well-being are not adequately prioritized by leadership. Addressing these weaknesses will be crucial for maintaining and enhancing the overall quality of education at the school.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between staff and pupils
• Ambitious and broad curriculum covering all subjects
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• High expectations for behavior and achievement
• Pupils feel safe and well cared for
• Good assessment strategies to check pupil understanding and learning
• Opportunities for personal development and extra responsibilities

Areas for Improvement

• Lack of clarity in key knowledge for a few subjects
• Staff morale affected by workload and well-being concerns

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Vine Tree Primary School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.0% of pupils at Vine Tree Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Vine Tree Primary School had 23.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.0% of pupils at Vine Tree Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Vine Tree Primary School received £6,488 and spent £6,621 for each of its 200 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £49,000 (£245 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Vine Tree Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Vine Tree Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Vine Tree Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Vine Tree Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Vine Tree Primary School have?

Vine Tree Primary School has 200 pupils on roll.

What age range does Vine Tree Primary School cover?

Vine Tree Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Vine Tree Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 40% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Vine Tree Primary School?

Vine Tree Primary School is at Dane Bank Avenue, Crewe, Cheshire, CW2 8AD.