Westlands Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

1.227 miles

Published by Staffordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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

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Westlands Primary School is a primary school in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.

Westlands Primary School 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	1.227 mi

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

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.227 miles from the school, the 29th shortest of 58 Staffordshire primary schools with a published last distance.
For Reception 2026 there were 33 first-choice applications for 30 offers; all 30 went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families (9%) were not offered a place.
15.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 26% across 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: Ostend Place, Westlands, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2QY
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 5–11
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 204 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 15.2% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 23.7

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

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	64%	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: 33 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.

Co-op Academy Friarswood 0.6 mi School remains Good
St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
Seabridge Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
Langdale Primary School 0.7 mi Good
St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good
Hassell Primary School 1.0 mi Good
Knutton St Marys CofE Academy 1.1 mi Some aspects not as strong
Silverdale Primary Academy 1.1 mi Good