Underwood West Academy

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

Cheshire EastLocal Authority

Crewe and NantwichConstituency

CW1 3LFPostcode

1.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Underwood West Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Cheshire East, North West.

It currently serves 490 pupils. Underwood West Academy is part of The Aspire Educational Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 48%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

74%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Pupils

490

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

50%

England average

27%

First language not English

34%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 490
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Aspire Educational Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Dec 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Not judged
11 Dec 2019	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.