Hempstalls Primary School
Academy converter · Primary
Newcastle · ST5 9LH · Staffordshire
Ages 2–11
Status: Open
0.2 miles away
OpenURN 143897
Merryfields School
Academy special converter · Newcastle · ST5 9NY
Age range
Ages 2–11
Pupils
118
Local authority
Staffordshire
Age range
Ages 2–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- 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 2–11, in Newcastle, Staffordshire, 118 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy, special school. Free school meals: 46.6%. SEN provision includes: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty.
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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
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 143897
Location
- Address
- Hoon Avenue
- Postcode
- ST5 9NY
- 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
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
- 118
- Boys / girls
- 91 / 27
- Free school meals
- 46.6%
- FSM pupils
- 55
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: MANOR HALL ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- MANOR HALL ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Manor Hall Academy 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
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Neil Brannigan
- Telephone
- 01782914219
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Standards maintained
Inspection date
2025-06-24
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
- Expected standard (RWM)
- 0%
- Higher standard (RWM)
- 0%