Crackley Bank Primary School
Primary schoolCrackley Bank Primary School is a primary school in Newcastle-under-Lyme, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 198 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), March 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 21 March 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 78% of pupils at Crackley Bank Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Staffordshire and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Chesterton Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)760 m
- St Chad's CofE (C) Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2023. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)870 m
- Chesterton Community Sports CollegeSecondary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 42.8 (2025/26, provisional)950 m
- Churchfields Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Sun Academy BradwellPrimary. School remains Good, February 2024. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Bursley AcademyPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), February 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).