Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School is a mainstream secondary school with resourced provision in Crewe, Cheshire East, for children and young people aged 11 to 18. Its specialist base has 13 places for social, emotional and mental health.
- Ages 11–18
- 1,311 pupils
- Ofsted: Good
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision, 13 places, 12 pupils
- Pupils
- 1,311
- Headteacher
- Mr Nigel Bielby (Headteacher)
- Part of
- Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School & Sixth Form College
- Council
- Cheshire East
- School reference (URN)
- 137449
Needs its base supports
1 need: SEMH
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Social, emotional and mental health
- Social, emotional and mental health Other schools for this in Cheshire East (5)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Cheshire East council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Rated Good, February 2020; standards maintained (January 2025)
Rated Good at its last graded inspection, in February 2020.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Sixth formGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Since then: Standards maintained (ungraded inspection, January 2025).
Contact and getting there
Selkirk Drive, Holmes Chapel, Crewe, CW4 7DX
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Hermitage Primary School Mainstream + base · Ages 4–11 · Ofsted: Good 0.8 miles
- Oak Cottage Independent · Ages 7–12 · Ofsted report card (2026) 2.9 miles
- Compass Community Cledford Park Independent · Ages 7–17 · Ofsted report card (2026) 2.9 miles
All SEND schools in Cheshire East
By need in Cheshire East: Autism (13) · Speech and language (7) · Hearing (7) · SEMH (6) · Physical (4) · Moderate learning (3) · Dyslexia and SpLD (3) · Vision (3) · Severe learning (2) · PMLD (2) · Multi-sensory (2)
Questions about Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
How do I get a place in Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School support?
Social, emotional and mental health. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School take?
Aged 11 to 18, boys and girls.
What is Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2025 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School?
Selkirk Drive, Holmes Chapel, Crewe, CW4 7DX, in Cheshire East.
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