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Education in Newcastle-under-Lyme

District

The north of the West Midlands. 128,093 people in 211 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Newcastle-under-Lyme, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Newcastle-under-Lyme had 62 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
62
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Newcastle-under-Lyme had 62 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Newcastle-under-Lyme among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Newcastle-under-Lyme is 62.

Schools

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Schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Newcastle-under-Lyme has 62 open schools: 1 nursery, 41 primary, 9 secondary, 7 special, 1 sixth form and further education, 2 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
1
Good
17
Requires improvement
3
Inadequate
0

21 of the 55 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between September 2019 and July 2024.

6 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

7 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Newcastle-under-Lyme

1 school had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

The Meadows Primary School (February 2024).

Nursery (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Oaklands Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 537School remains Outstanding, May 2023

Primary (41)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Alsagers Bank Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11178Standards maintained, November 202465% met KS2 standard
Baldwins Gate CofE(VC) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11188School remains Good, September 202277% met KS2 standard
Betley CofE VC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11100Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade62% met KS2 standard
Bursley AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11400Requires improvement (overall), February 202467% met KS2 standard
Castle Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 1194Good (overall), June 202350% met KS2 standard
Chesterton Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11155Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met38% met KS2 standard
Churchfields Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11391Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade44% met KS2 standard
Co-op Academy FriarswoodAcademy converter3 to 11214School remains Good, May 202386% met KS2 standard
Crackley Bank Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11198Good (overall), March 202378% met KS2 standard
Dove Bank Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11225School remains Good, February 202356% met KS2 standard
Ellison Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11329Good (overall), June 202372% met KS2 standard
Hassell Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11173Good (overall), October 202348% met KS2 standard
Hempstalls Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11501Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade72% met KS2 standard
Hugo Meynell CofE (VC) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11206Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade73% met KS2 standard
Kidsgrove Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11156Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met33% met KS2 standard
Knutton St Marys CofE AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11168Some aspects not as strong, March 202532% met KS2 standard
Langdale Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11411Good (overall), July 202459% met KS2 standard
May Bank Infants' SchoolCommunity school5 to 7173Good (overall), December 2023
Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11228School remains Good, September 202269% met KS2 standard
Ravensmead Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11317Good (overall), May 202442% met KS2 standard
Seabridge Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11436Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met68% met KS2 standard
Silverdale Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11152Good (overall), October 202365% met KS2 standard
Sir John Offley CofE (VC) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11143Good (overall), February 202360% met KS2 standard
Springhead Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11214School remains Good, June 202373% met KS2 standard
St Chad's CofE (C) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11274School remains Good, May 202376% met KS2 standard
St Giles' and St George's Church of England AcademyAcademy converter2 to 11360Good (overall), March 202355% met KS2 standard
St John the Evangelist Catholic AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11190Standards maintained, April 202563% met KS2 standard
St John's CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11155Requires improvement (overall), June 2023, before the school changed
St Luke's CofE (C) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11197Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade35% met KS2 standard
St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school7 to 11222School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, November 202369% met KS2 standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11444School remains Good, December 202269% met KS2 standard
St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 1150School remains Good, November 2019
St Saviour's CofE AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11162Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met35% met KS2 standard
St Thomas' CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter2 to 11189School remains Good, December 2023Good (overall), December 2019, before the school changed56% met KS2 standard
St Wulstan's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11457Standards maintained, February 202572% met KS2 standard
Sun Academy BradwellAcademy converter3 to 11167School remains Good, February 202477% met KS2 standard
The Meadows Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11107Outstanding (overall), February 202477% met KS2 standard
The Reginald Mitchell Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11211School remains Good, June 202379% met KS2 standard
Thursfield Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11315Standards maintained, January 2025Good (overall), September 201970% met KS2 standard
Westlands Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11204Good (overall), October 2023, before the school changed64% met KS2 standard
Wood Lane Primary SchoolFoundation school3 to 1148Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade36% met KS2 standard

Secondary (9)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Chesterton Community Sports CollegeAcademy converter11 to 16915Report card, July 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 42.8
Clayton Hall AcademyAcademy converter11 to 16828Good (overall), February 2024Attainment 8: 46.8
Kidsgrove Secondary SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16394Good (overall), April 2023Attainment 8: 37.1
Madeley High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16779Improved significantly, February 2025Attainment 8: 48.6
Newcastle AcademyAcademy converter11 to 16441Good (overall), November 2023Attainment 8: 31.9
Sir Thomas Boughey AcademyAcademy converter11 to 16445Report card, June 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 37.8
St John Fisher Catholic CollegeAcademy converter11 to 181,075Requires improvement (overall), December 2023Attainment 8: 41.7
The King's CofE AcademyAcademy converter11 to 18732School remains Good, March 2024Attainment 8: 36.9
The Orme AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16768Good (overall), June 2024Attainment 8: 42.7

Special (7)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Blackfriars AcademyAcademy special converter11 to 19121School remains Outstanding, October 2023
Bluebell School LtdOther independent special school3 to 19138No outcome in Ofsted's file
Castle Hill SchoolOther independent special school7 to 1417No outcome in Ofsted's file
Coppice AcademyAcademy special converter11 to 16106Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
Kaleidoscope SchoolOther independent special school4 to 1641No outcome in Ofsted's file
Lyme Brook Independent SchoolOther independent special school8 to 166No outcome in Ofsted's file
Merryfields SchoolAcademy special converter2 to 11118Standards maintained, May 2025

Sixth form and further education (1)

SchoolTypeAgesLatest Ofsted inspection
Newcastle and Stafford Colleges GroupFurther education16 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Demetae AcademyOther independent school3 to 1650Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Newcastle-under-Lyme SchoolOther independent school2 to 19868Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Cedars - Newcastle, Moorlands and Darwin BasesPupil referral unit11 to 1648School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, June 2024

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.