St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy
Academy converter · Primary
Newcastle · ST5 2NB · Staffordshire
Ages 2–11
Status: Open
0.1 miles away
OpenURN 141448
Blackfriars Academy
Academy special converter · Newcastle-under-Lyme · ST5 2TF
Age range
Ages 11–19
Pupils
121
Local authority
Staffordshire
Age range
Ages 11–19
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy special converter, Ages 11–19, in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, 121 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, special school. Free school meals: 42.5%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment….
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 141448
Location
- Address
- Priory Road
- Postcode
- ST5 2TF
- Town
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- County
- Staffordshire
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- District
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 121
- Boys / girls
- 84 / 37
- School capacity
- 120
- Capacity fill
- 121 / 120 (101%)
- Free school meals
- 42.5%
- FSM pupils
- 51
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST
- Sponsor
- The Shaw Education Trust
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- SEN unit
- SEN unit places
- 0 on roll / 0 capacity
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Jamie Campbell
- Telephone
- 01782987150