Chesterton Community Sports College

Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Newcastle, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

0.535 miles

Published by Staffordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026

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Chesterton Community Sports College is a secondary school in Newcastle, Staffordshire for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 September 2022. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.

Chesterton Community Sports College catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Year 7 2026	0.535 mi
Year 7 2025	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2024	🔒 With a pass

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2026 the last Year 7 place went to a child 0.535 miles away, the shortest of the 18 Staffordshire secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
That Year 7 distance was nearer than in 2025 and 2024, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 3 years with a published distance.
Year 7 2026 drew 200 first-choice applications for 180 offers; 177 offers went to first-choice families, and 23 first-choice families (12%) were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 23% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Staffordshire.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Staffordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Castle Street, Chesterton, Newcastle, ST5 7LP
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–16
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 915 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 37.2% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 16.1

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 21 September 2022

Strengths

“Pupils feel included, safe and supported.”
“They value the guidance they receive and say it supports them in making decisions about their next steps.”
“All pupils have access to a well-planned curriculum.”

To improve

“Some pupils, however, do not achieve as well as they should in examinations.”
“However, monitoring is not consistently precise enough to identify where further action is needed.”
“As a result, standards are not consistent across all aspects of the school’s work.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	23%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	41.2	46

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

Applications and offers

2026 Year 7 entry: 200 first-preference applications, 180 offers in total, 177 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.

The Orme Academy 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
St John Fisher Catholic College 1.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
Sir Thomas Boughey Academy 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade
Newcastle Academy 2.4 mi Good
The King's CofE Academy 3.2 mi School remains Good
Clayton Hall Academy 3.7 mi Good
Kidsgrove Secondary School 3.9 mi Good
Madeley High School 4.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published