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Cheshire College - South & West

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationCreweCheshire East
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Average A level gradeC-2024/25

Cheshire College - South & West is a further education in Crewe for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

Dane Bank Avenue, Crewe, CW2 8AB01270 654654ccsw.ac.ukMr Jasbir Dhesi principalAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

2,493 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeC-27.6 points per entry
A level progress-0.29Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better4%with two subjects universities favour
Stayed and finished77%of students who started
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students2,4932,3232,1431,9883,8193,798
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry27.6427.7927.7734.6030.9429.18
Average A level gradeC-C-C-C+CC
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS28.2227.4327.2133.7031.7233.97
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects4%6%2%10%9%9%
A level progressA level value added-0.29-0.35-0.14+0.05
Applied general courses: points per entry26.2923.4024.6431.82
T levels: points per entry30.2828.8728.0330.37
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed77%86%88%88%93%94%

A level subjects

27 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

Strongest A levels

Textiles100%A* to B, England 67% · 12 entries
Fine Art79%A* to B, England 65% · 29 entries
Photography68%A* to B, England 58% · 25 entries
A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsPsychology96English Language59Sociology58Business Studies55Biology52Law46Mathematics44Media / Film / TV Studies41English Literature40Economics37History34Fine Art29Photography25Graphics22Government and Politics21Computer Science20Chemistry20Physical Education / Sports Studies17Religious Studies16Geography15Classical Civilisation14Physics13Textiles12Drama and Theatre Studies10Mathematics (Further)8Geology8Spanish7
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Psychology96 entries · 8% A* or A · 96% passed
21%England 46%
English Language59 entries · 15% A* or A · 100% passed
44%England 44%
Sociology58 entries · 12% A* or A · 98% passed
35%England 49%
Business Studies55 entries · 2% A* or A · 96% passed
16%England 47%
Biology52 entries · 4% A* or A · 73% passed
19%England 49%
Law46 entries · 7% A* or A · 80% passed
7%England 40%
Mathematics44 entries · 25% A* or A · 82% passed
34%England 60%
Media / Film / TV Studies41 entries · 5% A* or A · 98% passed
27%England 46%
English Literature40 entries · 8% A* or A · 100% passed
15%England 52%
Economics37 entries · 5% A* or A · 97% passed
24%England 57%
History34 entries · 9% A* or A · 100% passed
35%England 55%
Fine Art29 entries · 52% A* or A · 100% passed
79%England 65%
Photography25 entries · 52% A* or A · 100% passed
68%England 58%
Graphics22 entries · 27% A* or A · 100% passed
64%England 65%
Government and Politics21 entries · 14% A* or A · 95% passed
38%England 55%
Computer Science20 entries · 5% A* or A · 65% passed
20%England 46%
Chemistry20 entries · 10% A* or A · 75% passed
25%England 53%
Physical Education / Sports Studies17 entries · 0% A* or A · 59% passed
0%England 41%
Religious Studies16 entries · 6% A* or A · 88% passed
31%England 50%
Geography15 entries · 27% A* or A · 100% passed
47%England 51%
Classical Civilisation14 entries · 21% A* or A · 100% passed
36%England 55%
Physics13 entries · 8% A* or A · 62% passed
23%England 51%
Textiles12 entries · 100% A* or A · 100% passed
100%England 67%
Drama and Theatre Studies10 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
30%England 54%
Mathematics (Further)8 entries · 38% A* or A · 88% passed
63%England 76%
Geology8 entries · 38% A* or A · 100% passed
63%England 45%
Spanish7 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
43%England 59%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Cheshire East council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 2,038 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training74%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 63%, compared with 78% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training43%England 72%
Top-third universities5%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades
Higher or degree apprenticeship9%England 6%
Higher technical course3%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 32% went on to degree-level study or training and 1% to a top-third university.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training74%75%78%
Education26%31%32%
Apprenticeship9%7%10%1%
Work39%37%36%
Not in education, work or training21%20%17%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m29312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate105 per 1,000 people15% higher than the England average
Typical house price£300,000Cheshire East
Nearest bus stop90 mSouth Cheshire College, 21 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Gainsborough Primary & Nursery AcademyAcademy340 m417Good 2022Compare
Vine Tree Primary SchoolCouncil370 m200Good 202329Compare
Ruskin Community High SchoolCouncil460 m713Good 202434Compare
The Oaks AcademyAcademy490 m681Good 202425Compare
St Thomas More Catholic High SchoolAcademy530 m642No overall grade 202471Compare
Edleston Primary SchoolCouncil570 m209Not inspected61Compare
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, CreweRoman Catholic590 m558Good 202316Compare
Pebble Brook Primary SchoolFoundation650 m330Good 202438Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Cheshire College - South & West a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Cheshire College - South & West yet.

How many pupils does Cheshire College - South & West have?

The number of pupils is not published.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Dane Bank Avenue, Crewe, CW2 8AB
Telephone
01270 654654
Website
www.ccsw.ac.uk
Principal
Mr Jasbir Dhesi
Type of school
Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 16-99
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Cheshire East
Ward
Crewe West
Constituency
Crewe and Nantwich
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
130619 · LAESTAB 8958010 · UKPRN 10005972
Formerly
Macclesfield College, West Cheshire College

Where these figures come from