St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Newcastle, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

6.055 miles

Furthest distance (miles): "6.055" · Published by Staffordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy is a primary school in Newcastle, Staffordshire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 March 2023. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.

St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy 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
Reception 2026	6.055 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass

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

What the figures show

32.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 18.2% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Staffordshire.
In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 6.055 miles away, further than in 2025, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
Of the 58 Staffordshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance, this school's was the longest; the middle figure was 1.27 miles.
In 2024/25, 55% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary 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: St Paul's Road Off Orme Road, Newcastle, ST5 2NB
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 2–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 360 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 32.5% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 22.6

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 21 March 2023

Strengths

“This warm, welcoming and inclusive school is a place where pupils rightly feel cared for, happy and safe.”
“Everyone is welcomed with open arms.”
“Leaders put pupils at the heart of everything they do.”

To improve

“However, some pupils find managing their behaviour more difficult.”
“However, in a small number of subjects, such as history and geography, teachers are less clear about what pupils should learn.”
“In these subjects, leaders have not set out in detail what pupils should learn in a clear order.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 May 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)	55%	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: 46 first-preference applications, 46 offers in total, 46 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 primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.

St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good
Co-op Academy Friarswood 0.4 mi School remains Good
Hassell Primary School 0.4 mi Good
Westlands Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Knutton St Marys CofE Academy 0.9 mi Some aspects not as strong
Langdale Primary School 0.9 mi Good
Hempstalls Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
Seabridge Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade