Co-op Academy Friarswood
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Newcastle · ST5 2ES · Staffordshire
Ages 3–11
- KS285%
- Absence3.5%
- FSM1.9%
- Demand0.84
0.6 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 150526
Westlands Primary School
Academy converter · Newcastle-under-Lyme · ST5 2QY
Ages 5–11 · 204 pupils · Staffordshire
Ofsted
Good
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-10-17
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill93%
204 pupils · 220 places
- Pupils on roll
- 204
- Boys / girls
- 107 / 97
- School capacity
- 220
- Capacity fill
- 204 / 220 (93%)
- Free school meals
- 15.2%
- FSM pupils
- 31
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 5–11
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: STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy trust
- STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Sponsor
- Staffordshire University Academies Trust
- Headteacher
- Jonathan Taylor
Location
- Address
- Ostend Place, Westlands
- Postcode
- ST5 2QY
- 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
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 5–11, in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, 204 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 15.2%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Academy converter · Primary
Newcastle · ST5 2NB · Staffordshire
Ages 2–11
- KS248%
- Absence5.5%
- FSM31.2%
- Demand0.97
0.6 miles away
Seabridge Primary School
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Primary
Newcastle-Under-Lyme · ST5 3PJ · Staffordshire
Ages 3–11
- KS263%
- Absence5.1%
- FSM13.7%
- Demand0.93
0.7 miles away
Langdale Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Newcastle · ST5 3QE · Staffordshire
Ages 2–11
- KS262%
- Absence5.3%
- FSM13.1%
- Demand0.98
0.7 miles away
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Newcastle Under Lyme · ST5 2TA · Staffordshire
Ages 3–11
- KS265%
- Absence4.8%
- FSM18.6%
- Demand0.98
0.8 miles away
Hassell Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Newcastle · ST5 1LF · Staffordshire
Ages 4–11
- KS248%
- Absence5.0%
- FSM26.0%
- Demand1.00
1.0 miles away
Knutton St Marys CofE Academy
Ofsted: Some aspects not as strongAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Newcastle Under Lyme · ST5 6EB · Staffordshire
Ages 3–11
- KS226%
- Absence6.9%
- FSM35.5%
- Demand1.00
1.1 miles away
Silverdale Primary Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Newcastle · ST5 6PB · Staffordshire
Ages 3–11
- KS271%
- Absence4.9%
- FSM33.6%
- Demand1.00
1.1 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Jonathan Taylor
- Telephone
- 01782973790