Knutton St Marys CofE Academy
Primary schoolKnutton St Marys CofE Academy is a primary school in Newcastle-under-Lyme, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 168 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Some aspects not as strong, March 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Some aspects not as strong, 5 March 2025
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, 32% of pupils at Knutton St Marys CofE Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Staffordshire and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 32% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100 | 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- Newcastle and Stafford Colleges GroupSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file860 m
- St John Fisher Catholic CollegeSecondary. Requires improvement (overall), December 2023. Attainment 8 of 41.7 (2025/26, provisional)990 m
- Silverdale Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), October 2023. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, December 2022. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- St Giles' and St George's Church of England AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Newcastle AcademySecondary. Good (overall), November 2023. Attainment 8 of 31.9 (2025/26, provisional)1.6 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).