Crewe Engineering and Design UTC

Secondary Free School Crewe 📅 Term dates 2025–2026 🏅 Ofsted: Inspected 📊 Attainment 8: 32.4

Crewe Engineering and Design UTC is a mixed secondary free school in Crewe, Cheshire East Council, teaching 299 pupils aged 14 to 19. Ofsted graded quality of education as Good at its most recent inspection in November 2024. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 32.4 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Crewe Engineering and Design UTC.

Latest inspection
Graded inspection No single overall grade (Sept 2024+)

From September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. These are the graded judgement areas from the latest inspection.

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour & attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership & managementGood
Sixth formGood
S5 Inspection · Inspected 19 Nov 2024 · Published 20 Jan 2025
Read full Ofsted report ↗

Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Crewe Engineering and Design UTC.

Crewe Engineering and Design UTC term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–2 Inset Days
  • 3 Autumn Term starts - All Students in
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1 Inset Twilight - Students leave at 2pm
  • 24 Break up for Half Term
  • 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 3 School Reopens after Half Term
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 19 Break up for Christmas
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday (inc Bank Holidays)
  • 25 Christmas Day (Public Holiday)
  • 26 Boxing Day (Public Holiday)
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–2 Christmas Holiday (inc Bank Holidays)
  • 1 New Year's Day (Public Holiday)
  • 5 Inset Day
  • 6 Spring Term starts - All Students in
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 13 Break up for Half Term
  • 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
  • 23 School Reopens after Half Term - All Students in
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 27 Break up for Easter
  • 30–31 Easter Holiday (inc Bank Holidays)
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–10 Easter Holiday (inc Bank Holidays)
  • 3 Good Friday (Public Holiday)
  • 6 Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
  • 13 Inset Day
  • 14 Summer Term starts - All Students in
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 22 Break up for Half Term
  • 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday (inc Bank Holiday)
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 School Reopens after Half Term - All Students in
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 17 End of Summer Term
  • 18–31 Summer Holiday (approx six weeks)
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–31 Summer Holiday (approx six weeks)
  • 31 Summer Bank Holiday
September 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 Summer Holiday (approx six weeks)

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Inset Days Sep 1-2, 2025 Inset Day
  • Autumn Term starts - All Students in Sep 3, 2025 Term
  • Inset Twilight - Students leave at 2pm Oct 1, 2025 Inset Day
  • Break up for Half Term Oct 24, 2025 Holiday
  • Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
  • School Reopens after Half Term Nov 3, 2025 Holiday
  • Break up for Christmas Dec 19, 2025 Holiday
  • Christmas Holiday (inc Bank Holidays) Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Inset Day Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
  • Spring Term starts - All Students in Jan 6, 2026 Term
  • Break up for Half Term Feb 13, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
  • School Reopens after Half Term - All Students in Feb 23, 2026 Holiday
  • Break up for Easter Mar 27, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday (inc Bank Holidays) Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
  • Inset Day Apr 13, 2026 Inset Day
  • Summer Term starts - All Students in Apr 14, 2026 Term
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Break up for Half Term May 22, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Half Term Holiday (inc Bank Holiday) May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
  • School Reopens after Half Term - All Students in Jun 1, 2026 Holiday
  • End of Summer Term Jul 17, 2026 Term
  • Summer Holiday (approx six weeks) Jul 18 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
  • New Year's Day (Public Holiday) Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
  • Good Friday (Public Holiday) Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Monday (Public Holiday) Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Day (Public Holiday) Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day (Public Holiday) Dec 26, 2025 Holiday

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
32.4 Attainment 8 England 46.1
18.8% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
20 A level average score England 35
31.9% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Crewe Engineering and Design UTC with Cheshire East Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 32.4 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Cheshire East Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 32.4
Cheshire East Council 47.1 England 46.1 -13.7 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 18.8%
Cheshire East Council 45.1% England 45.4% -26.6 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 29.4
Cheshire East Council 32.3 England 34.9 -5.5 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 4.3
Cheshire East Council 18.3 England 15.5 -11.2 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 28.7%
Cheshire East Council 19.1% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 101
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 20 A level average point score

Results for students finishing post-16 study.

This school Cheshire East Council England

A level average point score · Per entry, 50 = A* 20
Cheshire East Council 33.58 England 35 -15 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 11
Attendance 31.9% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Cheshire East Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 31.9%
Cheshire East Council 14.3% England 17.8% +14.2 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 10.8%
Cheshire East Council 6.1% England 6.8% +4 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 85% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Cheshire East Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 85%
Cheshire East Council 94% England 92% -7 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 72%
Cheshire East Council 83% England 83% -11 vs England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 77% In education, apprenticeship or work

Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.

This school Cheshire East Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 77%
Cheshire East Council 79% England 79% -2 vs England
Went to higher education 18%
Cheshire East Council 27% England 37% -19 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Crewe Engineering and Design UTC. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Crewe Engineering and Design UTC than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.