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Ellison Primary Academy

Academy converter · Newcastle · ST5 0BL

Ages 4–11 · 329 pupils · Staffordshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

59%

Overall absence

5.1%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-06-27

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)59%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.0%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
340

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

42

Places offered

43

1st-preference offers

42

Total preferences (any rank)
99
Preferred offers (top 3)
43
Applications from outside LA
4
Offers to outside-LA applicants
3

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill78%

329 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
329
Boys / girls
172 / 157
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
329 / 420 (78%)
Free school meals
19.1%
FSM pupils
63
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: THE SOCIETAS TRUST
Academy trust
THE SOCIETAS TRUST
Headteacher
Mrs Lorna Pateman

Location

Address
Ellison Street, Wolstanton
Postcode
ST5 0BL
Town
Newcastle
County
Staffordshire
Local authority
Staffordshire
District
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Constituency
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Newcastle, Staffordshire, 329 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 19.1%.

Open schools in Newcastle
22
Primary schools in Newcastle
17
Academies among open schools in Newcastle
73% (16)
Open schools in ST5
41
Primary in ST5
24
Open schools in Staffordshire LA
458
Primary in Staffordshire LA
309

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lorna Pateman
Telephone
01782613674
Website
www.ellison.staffs.sch.uk/

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