Schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme
55 state-funded schools, 15,909 pupils. 94.4% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 3 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Newcastle-under-Lyme?
Newcastle-under-Lyme has 55 state-funded schools teaching 15,909 pupils. 41 primary, 9 secondary, 3 special.
What percentage of schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme are Good or Outstanding?
94.4% of the 54 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Newcastle-under-Lyme are rated Good or Outstanding: 3 Outstanding and 48 Good. 3 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme are rated Outstanding?
3 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Newcastle-under-Lyme: Blackfriars Academy, The Meadows Primary School, Oaklands Nursery School.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Blackfriars AcademySpecial120Outstanding 2023
- The Meadows Primary SchoolPrimary105Outstanding 2024
- Oaklands Nursery SchoolNursery26Outstanding 2023
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 41 | 40 | 95% |
| Secondary | 9 | 9 | 88.9% |
| Special | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Nursery | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Showing 20 of 55 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
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St John Fisher Catholic College | Secondary | 1,091 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Chesterton Community Sports College | Secondary | 903 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Clayton Hall Academy | Secondary | 780 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Madeley High School | Secondary | 769 | Good2013 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Orme Academy | Secondary | 769 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The King's CofE Academy | Secondary | 746 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Seabridge Primary School | Primary | 456 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sir Thomas Boughey Academy | Secondary | 448 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Newcastle Academy | Secondary | 422 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hempstalls Primary School | Primary | 419 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 406 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 406 | Good2013 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Churchfields Primary School | Primary | 389 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bursley Academy | Primary | 383 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ellison Primary Academy | Primary | 361 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Langdale Primary School | Primary | 360 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy | Primary | 350 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Kidsgrove Secondary School | Secondary | 338 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ravensmead Primary School | Primary | 337 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Thursfield Primary School | Primary | 278 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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