St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Newcastle, Staffordshire

St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School is a primary school in Newcastle, Staffordshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 12 May 2023.

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Key facts

Address: The Gateway, Redstreet Village, Newcastle, ST5 7AB
Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 274 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 13.1% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 22.3

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 12 May 2023

Strengths

“St Chad’s Church of England Primary School is a warm and welcoming place.”
“The school motto of ‘Growing hearts and minds’ is central to school life.”
“Pupils love school, and parents and carers agree.”

To improve

“Pupils’ understanding in these subjects is less secure.”
“Leaders have not had the opportunity to assess the impact of these curriculums.”
“Therefore, it does not have a sufficiently detailed understanding of the school’s curriculum to enable it to fully challenge and hold leaders to account in this respect.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	76%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 22 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 22 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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Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.

Crackley Bank Primary School 0.5 mi Good
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