OFSTED
24 May 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Staffordshire
Trust
THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
156
144 full-time ·
12 part-time
Female pupils
84
53.8% of pupils
Male pupils
72
46.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.1 pts
above England
School
26.9%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
21.1%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.7 pts
below England
School
2.6%
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
91.7%
143
Any other White background
1.9%
3
White and Black Caribbean
1.9%
3
Any other Mixed background
1.3%
2
Any other ethnic group
1.3%
2
Gypsy / Roma
0.6%
1
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
21.8%
34 of
156 pupils
1.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.1 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
33.0%
27.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
60.0%
Reading
13.8 pts below England
School
60.0%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
73.3%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
33.0%
Writing
37.3 pts below England
School
33.0%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
71.6%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
47.0%
Maths
25.0 pts below England
School
47.0%
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
4.17%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.05 pts
lower than
England
School
4.17%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
5.53%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
4.39%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.43 pts
lower than
England
School
4.39%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
12.97%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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
66.1%
22.1 pts
below England
Kidsgrove Primary School
66.1%
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.