OFSTED
27 June 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
18 September 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
15 October 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Staffordshire
Trust
THE SOCIETAS TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
329
329 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
157
47.7% of pupils
Male pupils
172
52.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.7 pts
below England
School
19.1%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
21.1%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.6 pts
below England
School
9.7%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
10.1%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
0.3%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
79.9%
263
Any other White background
4.9%
16
African
2.7%
9
White and Black Caribbean
2.7%
9
Any other Asian background
1.8%
6
Indian
1.8%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
15.8%
52 of
329 pupils
5.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
72.0%
11.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Reading
13.2 pts above England
School
87.0%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
73.3%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
75.0%
Writing
4.7 pts above England
School
75.0%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
71.6%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Maths
8.0 pts above England
School
80.0%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
72.7%
West Midlands
71.4%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.03%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.19 pts
lower than
England
School
5.03%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
5.53%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.77%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.04 pts
lower than
England
School
15.77%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
12.97%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.49%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.32 pts
lower than
England
School
1.49%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
1.26%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
78.3%
9.9 pts
below England
Ellison Primary Academy
78.3%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
86.6%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.