May Bank Infants' School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–7 · Newcastle, Staffordshire
May Bank Infants' School is a primary school in Newcastle, Staffordshire for ages 5–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 December 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Basford Park Road, May Bank, Newcastle, ST5 0PT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Staffordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 173 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 December 2023
Strengths
- “This is a welcoming and friendly school, where pupils are happy and safe.”
- “Pupils are kind, well mannered and proud of their school.”
- “Pupils behave exceptionally well.”
To improve
- “However, in some of the foundation subjects, the curriculum is not as sharply planned and sequenced.”
- “This means in these subjects, the curriculum does not develop pupils’ knowledge and skills as securely.”
- “At times, the work given to pupils does not support the intended learning that should be taking place.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 55 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 55 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.
- St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School 0.4 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- Hempstalls Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ellison Primary Academy 0.7 mi Good
- Hassell Primary School 1.0 mi Good
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Sun Academy Bradwell 1.5 mi School remains Good