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Newstead Primary Academy

Academy converter · Stoke-on-Trent · ST3 3LQ

Ages 3–11 · 405 pupils · Stoke-on-Trent

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

90%

Overall absence

4.3%

Admissions demand

1.02 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-07-02

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
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)90%
Higher standard (RWM)34%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
111.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.1%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
2.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
344

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

1.02 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

41

Places offered

40

1st-preference offers

40

Total preferences (any rank)
63
Preferred offers (top 3)
40
Applications from outside LA
3
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill96%

405 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
405
Boys / girls
204 / 201
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
405 / 420 (96%)
Free school meals
47.7%
FSM pupils
193
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: INSPIRATIONAL LEARNING ACADEMIES TRUST
Academy trust
INSPIRATIONAL LEARNING ACADEMIES TRUST
Sponsor
Newstead Primary Multi Academy Trust
Headteacher
Headteacher Helen Stocking

Location

Address
Waterside Drive, Blurton
Postcode
ST3 3LQ
Town
Stoke-on-Trent
County
Staffordshire
Local authority
Stoke-on-Trent
District
Stoke-on-Trent
Constituency
Stoke-on-Trent South
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 3–11, in Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, 405 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 47.7%.

Open schools in Stoke-on-Trent
183
Primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent
121
Academies among open schools in Stoke-on-Trent
70% (129)
Open schools in ST3
27
Primary in ST3
18
Open schools in Stoke-on-Trent LA
116
Primary in Stoke-on-Trent LA
71

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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    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM44.0%
    • Demand0.96

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  • The Meadows Primary Academy

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    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM43.9%
    • Demand0.98

    1.1 miles away

  • Ash Green Primary Academy

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    • Absence3.6%
    • FSM5.7%
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  • St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School

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    • Absence8.0%
    • FSM49.8%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy

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    • KS273%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM21.6%
    • Demand1.16

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  • St Gregory's Catholic Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

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    Stoke-on-Trent · ST3 2QN · Stoke-on-Trent

    Ages 3–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence3.2%
    • FSM32.1%
    • Demand0.97

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  • Barlaston CofE (VC) First School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 3–9

    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM8.0%
    • Demand0.96

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  • St Matthews Church of England Academy

    Ofsted: Expected standard

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    Stoke-on-Trent · ST3 7NE · Stoke-on-Trent

    Ages 3–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM20.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Headteacher Helen Stocking
Telephone
01782235490
Website
http://www.newstead.stoke.sch.uk

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