# Knutton St Marys CofE Academy

Knutton 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.

Primary school. Code E142078. [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 168
- Council: Newcastle-under-Lyme
- URN: 142078

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Some aspects not as strong, March 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection: Some aspects not as strong, 5 March 2025
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newcastle-and-stafford-colleges-group-e130812): 860 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [St John Fisher Catholic College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-fisher-catholic-college-e140802): 990 m. Secondary. Requires improvement (overall), December 2023. Attainment 8 of 41.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Silverdale Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/silverdale-primary-academy-e140400): 1 km. Primary. Good (overall), October 2023. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Mary's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-e140803): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, December 2022. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-giles-and-st-georges-church-of-england-academy-e141486): 1.4 km. Primary. Good (overall), March 2023. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Newcastle Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newcastle-academy-e142277): 1.6 km. Secondary. Good (overall), November 2023. Attainment 8 of 31.9 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/142078)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/142078)

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