St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy
Primary schoolSt Thomas' CofE Primary Academy is a primary school in Newcastle-under-Lyme, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 189 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, December 2023
Before that: Good (overall), December 2019, before the school changed
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 3 December 2019
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 7 December 2023
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, 56% of pupils at St Thomas' CofE Primary 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 | 56% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 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- St John the Evangelist Catholic AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)460 m
- The King's CofE AcademySecondary. School remains Good, March 2024. Attainment 8 of 36.9 (2025/26, provisional)700 m
- Dove Bank Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)740 m
- Bluebell School LtdSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.1 km
- Kidsgrove Secondary SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), April 2023. Attainment 8 of 37.1 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
- Kidsgrove Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 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).