The Dingle, Haslington, Crewe, Cheshire CW1 5SD
10 reasons to choose The Dingle Primary School
Top line
The Dingle Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Crewe and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
The Dingle Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2012) inspection.
Average class size
The Dingle Primary School usually has two classes per year, sometimes one, and an average class size of 32 pupils.
Exam results and leavers' destinations
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that The Dingle Primary School ranks in the top 38% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, the school achieves above average scores for pupil progress. Most pupils go on to Sandbach School or Sandbach High School at the end of Year 6.
The The Dingle Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. Core subjects are taught separately, but foundation subjects, such as geography and history, are taught as half-termly topics with cross-curricular links to other subjects. Each pupil may participate in up to 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at The Dingle Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at The Dingle Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Two choirs and a band. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near The Dingle Primary School
Terra Nova School (10.5 miles); Newcastle-under-Lyme Prep (11.9 miles); Edenhurst Preparatory School (12 miles).
Beechwood Primary School and Nursery (2.2 miles); Leighton Academy (4.1 miles); Warmingham Church of England Primary School (4.3 miles).
Newcastle-under-Lyme School (11.8 miles); The Grange School, Hartford (13.4 miles); Cransley School (16.2 miles).
Sandbach School (3.3 miles); South Cheshire College (3.3 miles); Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College (3.4 miles).