Newcastle-under-Lyme schools and Ofsted
Every state school and nursery in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 58 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 83% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 7 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.
Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.
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Latest inspections
- Woodcocks' Well CofE Primary School: new Ofsted report card 20 September
- Chesterton Community Sports College: new Ofsted report card 17 September
- Kidsgrove Primary School: new Ofsted report card 7 September
- Sir Thomas Boughey Academy: new Ofsted report card 9 July
- Seabridge Primary School: new Ofsted report card 13 May
- St Saviour's CofE Academy: new Ofsted report card 28 April
Every school
| Alsagers Bank Primary AcademyST7 8BB | Primary | Silverdale | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Baldwins Gate CofE(VC) Primary SchoolST5 5DF | Primary | Baldwins Gate | School remains Good (2022) |
| Betley CofE VC Primary SchoolCW3 9AX | Primary | Betley | Good in every area (2024) |
| Blackfriars AcademyST5 2TF | Special | Newcastle-under-Lyme | School remains Outstanding (2023) |
| Bursley AcademyST5 8JQ | Primary | Porthill | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Castle Primary SchoolST7 4NE | Primary | Mow Cop | Good (2023) |
| Cedars - Newcastle, Moorlands and Darwin BasesST5 6BX | Alternative provision | Silverdale | School remains Good (with concerns) (2024) |
| Chesterton Community Sports CollegeST5 7LP | Secondary | Chesterton | Report card Sept 2026: Strong standard in 3, expected standard in 2, needs attention in 1 |
| Chesterton Primary SchoolST5 7NT | Primary | Chesterton | Report card Feb 2026: Strong standard in 2, expected standard in 5 |
| Churchfields Primary SchoolST5 7HY | Primary | Chesterton | Good in every area (2025) |
| Clayton Hall AcademyST5 3DN | Secondary | Clayton | Good (2024) |
| Co-op Academy FriarswoodST5 2ES | Primary | Newcastle-under-Lyme | School remains Good (2023) |
| Coppice AcademyST5 2EY | Special | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Outstanding in every area (2025) |
| Crackley Bank Primary SchoolST5 7BE | Primary | Chesterton | Good (2023) |
| Dove Bank Primary SchoolST7 4AP | Primary | Kidsgrove | School remains Good (2023) |
| Ellison Primary AcademyST5 0BL | Primary | Porthill | Good (2023) |
| Goldenhill Primary AcademyST6 4QE | Primary | Kidsgrove | Good (2023) |
| Hassell Primary SchoolST5 1LF | Primary | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Good (2023) |
| Hempstalls Primary SchoolST5 9LH | Primary | Porthill | Outstanding in 2, good in 2 (2024) |
| Hugo Meynell CofE (VC) Primary SchoolTF9 4NU | Primary | Loggerheads | Outstanding in 2, good in 2 (2025) |
| Kidsgrove Primary SchoolST7 4DL | Primary | Kidsgrove | Report card Sept 2026: Strong standard in 2, expected standard in 4, needs attention in 1 |
| Kidsgrove Secondary SchoolST7 4DL | Secondary | Kidsgrove | Good (2023) |
| Knutton St Marys CofE AcademyST5 6EB | Primary | Silverdale | Some aspects not as strong (2025) |
| Langdale Primary SchoolST5 3QE | Primary | Clayton | Good (2024) |
| Madeley High SchoolCW3 9JJ | Secondary | Madeley | Improved significantly (2025) |
| Merryfields SchoolST5 9NY | Special | Porthill | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Newcastle AcademyST5 2QS | Secondary | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Good (2023) |
| Norton-in-Hales CofE Primary SchoolTF9 4AT | Primary | Loggerheads | School remains Good (2022) |
| Oaklands Nursery SchoolST5 0EX | Nursery | Porthill | School remains Outstanding (2023) |
| Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary SchoolST5 4AG | Primary | Clayton | School remains Good (2022) |
| Packmoor Ormiston AcademyST7 4SP | Primary | Kidsgrove | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Ravensmead Primary SchoolST7 8QD | Primary | Audley | Good (2024) |
| Seabridge Primary SchoolST5 3PJ | Primary | Clayton | Report card May 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6 |
| Silverdale Primary AcademyST5 6PB | Primary | Silverdale | Good (2023) |
| Sir John Offley CofE (VC) Primary SchoolCW3 9PJ | Primary | Madeley | Good (2023) |
| Sir Thomas Boughey AcademyST7 8AP | Secondary | Audley | Report card Jul 2026: Expected standard in 5, needs attention in 1 |
| Springhead Primary SchoolST7 1RA | Primary | Talke | School remains Good (2023) |
| St Chad's CofE (C) Primary SchoolST5 7AB | Primary | Chesterton | School remains Good (2023) |
| St Giles' and St George's Church of England AcademyST5 2NB | Primary | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Good (2023) |
| St John Fisher Catholic CollegeST5 2SJ | Secondary | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Requires improvement (2024) |
| St John the Evangelist Catholic AcademyST7 1EL | Primary | Kidsgrove | Standards maintained (2025) |
| St John's CofE Primary AcademyST5 5AF | Primary | Keele | Requires improvement (2023) |
| St Luke's CofE (C) Primary SchoolST5 6QJ | Primary | Silverdale | Good in every area (2025) |
| St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior SchoolST5 0HU | Primary | Porthill | School remains Good (improving) (2023) |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolST5 2TA | Primary | Newcastle-under-Lyme | School remains Good (2023) |
| St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolTF9 4DN | Primary | Loggerheads | School remains Good (2020) |
| St Saviour's CofE AcademyST7 1LW | Primary | Talke | Report card Apr 2026: Expected standard in 5, needs attention in 2 |
| St Thomas' CofE Primary AcademyST7 4HT | Primary | Kidsgrove | School remains Good (2024) |
| St Wulstan's Catholic Primary SchoolST5 0EF | Primary | Porthill | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Sun Academy BradwellST5 8JN | Primary | Porthill | School remains Good (2024) |
| The King's CofE AcademyST7 1DP | Secondary | Kidsgrove | School remains Good (2024) |
| The Meadows Primary SchoolCW3 9JX | Primary | Madeley Heath | Outstanding (2024) |
| The Orme AcademyST5 9JU | Secondary | Porthill | Good (2024) |
| The Reginald Mitchell Primary SchoolST7 1NA | Primary | Talke | School remains Good (2023) |
| Thursfield Primary SchoolST7 4JL | Primary | Mow Cop | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Westlands Primary SchoolST5 2QY | Primary | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Good (2023) |
| Wood Lane Primary SchoolST7 8PH | Primary | Audley | Good in 3, requires improvement in 1 (2025) |
| Woodcocks' Well CofE Primary SchoolST7 3NQ | Primary | Mow Cop | Report card Sept 2026: Expected standard in 6, needs attention in 1 |
How the new report cards work
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 7 Newcastle-under-Lyme report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 33 times, strong standard 8 times, needs attention 6 times.
Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.
Where the figures come from
Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at ST, TF and CW postcodes and show here the ones in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.
Schools in every area
Questions people ask
How many schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme are rated good or better?
83% of the 58 state schools and nurseries in Newcastle-under-Lyme were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.
What are Ofsted report cards?
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.
How many schools are there in Newcastle-under-Lyme?
There are 58 state-funded schools and nurseries in Newcastle-under-Lyme: 44 primary, 9 secondary, 3 special, 1 alternative provision, 1 nursery.