Schools and Education in Newcastle-under-Lyme

There are 36 schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme (excluding independent schools), including 22 primary schools, 5 secondary schools, and 1 serving sixth-form education. Newcastle-under-Lyme has no schools with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Sixth Forms

Newcastle-under-Lyme Education Profile

The median school in Newcastle-under-Lyme has 21% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 23rd highest figure in Staffordshire. This represents about 2,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 4 of Newcastle-under-Lyme's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Newcastle-under-Lyme is 19.54 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 40th highest ratio in Staffordshire, and the 310th lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the West Midlands region of the UK.

Primaries

22

14% Outstanding • 64% Good

Secondaries

5

0% Outstanding • 40% Good

Sixth Forms

1

100% Outstanding • 0% Good

Primary Schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Most of Newcastle-under-Lyme's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 14 schools or 64% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very low and low - about 36% and 18% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 14% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Newcastle-under-Lyme's primary schools most commonly have a high ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Bursley Academy 3–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Very low
High
Chesterton Primary School 3–11 yrs 236
Good
Very low
Very low
Churchfields Primary School 3–11 yrs 415
Outstanding
Very low
High
Co-op Academy Friarswood 3–11 yrs 210
High
Crackley Bank Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Low
Ellison Primary Academy 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
High
Hassell Primary School 4–11 yrs 315
Requires improvement
Very low
Good
Hempstalls Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Low
Good
Knutton St Marys CofE Academy 3–11 yrs 270
Good
Very low
Low
Church of England
Langdale Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
May Bank Infants' School 5–7 yrs 180
Outstanding
Very high
Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Good
Roman Catholic
Seabridge Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Silverdale Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
High
St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School 3–11 yrs 360
Good
Low
Good
Church of England
St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Good
Church of England
St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Very low
High
Church of England
St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Good
Good
Very high
Church of England
St Mary's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 455
Good
High
High
Roman Catholic
St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Good
Roman Catholic
Sun Academy Bradwell 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Very high
Westlands Primary School 5–11 yrs 220
Good
Low
Very high

Newcastle-under-Lyme Secondary Schools

Most of Newcastle-under-Lyme's secondary schools have been rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted, amounting to 3 schools or 60% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very low and low - about 40% and 40% of secondary schools respectively. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Newcastle-under-Lyme's secondary schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Chesterton Community Sports College 11–16 yrs 870
Good
Low
Good
Clayton Hall Academy 11–16 yrs 1,000
Requires improvement
Low
Low
Newcastle Academy 11–16 yrs 647
Requires improvement
Very low
Very low
St John Fisher Catholic College 11–18 yrs 981
Good
Good
Low
Catholic
The Orme Academy 11–16 yrs 1,161
Requires improvement
Very low
Low

Sixth Form Schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Most of Newcastle-under-Lyme's sixth form schools have been rated Outstanding by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group 16–99 yrs
Outstanding
Last updated: 16 Aug 2023