Chesterton Primary School

Newcastle-under-Lyme · ST5 7NT

General information Primary School · 2-11 years Who goes here 155 pupils, 52.9% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Chesterton Primary School

General Information

Address: Brittain Avenue, Chesterton, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5 7NT – View on map
Phone: 01782568650
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Ms Helen Swindells
Age range: 2-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 12 families put it first for 12 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 9 · 2025 10 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

155 pupils out of 210 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 74
% eligible for free school meals: 52.9%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (more mixed than the Newcastle-under-Lyme average)
English as an additional language: 19% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 18.8% a year (Newcastle-under-Lyme 12.5%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 21% moved to another school, 79% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Staffordshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 12 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 8 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Staffordshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 17.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 18.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 10 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 8 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 6 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Multi-sensory impairment: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card December 2025

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
Early years Expected standard
Leadership and governance Expected standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2021). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 38% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 24 percentage points below the Newcastle-under-Lyme average (62%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 41% against an expected 50%)
3-year average (expected standard): 41%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 76% · Writing 67% · Maths 48% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 38%
Average test scores: reading 104, maths 99
Based on: 21 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolNewcastle-under-Lyme averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 24 percentage points below the Newcastle-under-Lyme average (62%).

Year 6 SATs: 33rd of 38 junior and primary schools in the area

#31Churchfields Primary School44%
#32Ravensmead Primary School42%
#33Chesterton Primary School38%
#34Wood Lane Primary School36%
=35St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School35%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Co-op Academy Friarswood86%
#2The Reginald Mitchell Primary School79%
#3Crackley Bank Primary School78%
=4Baldwins Gate CofE(VC) Primary School77%
=4Sun Academy Bradwell77%
=4The Meadows Primary School77%
#7St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School76%
=8Hugo Meynell CofE (VC) Primary School73%
=8Springhead Primary School73%
=10Ellison Primary Academy72%
=10Hempstalls Primary School72%
=10St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School72%
#13Thursfield Primary School70%
=14Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School69%
=14St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School69%
=14St Mary's Catholic Primary School69%
#17Seabridge Primary School68%
#18Bursley Academy67%
=19Alsagers Bank Primary Academy65%
=19Silverdale Primary Academy65%
#21Westlands Primary School64%
#22St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy63%
#23Betley CofE VC Primary School62%
#24Sir John Offley CofE (VC) Primary School60%
#25Langdale Primary School59%
=26Dove Bank Primary School56%
=26St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy56%
#28St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy55%
#29Castle Primary School50%
#30Hassell Primary School48%
#31Churchfields Primary School44%
#32Ravensmead Primary School42%
#33Chesterton Primary School38%
#34Wood Lane Primary School36%
=35St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School35%
=35St Saviour's CofE Academy35%
#37Kidsgrove Primary School33%
#38Knutton St Marys CofE Academy32%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,343 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

11th of 39 primary schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme for spending per pupil

#9Springhead Primary School£7,472
#10Sir John Offley CofE (VC) Primary School£7,352
#11Chesterton Primary School£7,343
#12Ravensmead Primary School£7,248
#13Hempstalls Primary School£7,160

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Wood Lane Primary School£10,587
#2Silverdale Primary Academy£9,437
#3Sun Academy Bradwell£8,186
#4Knutton St Marys CofE Academy£8,130
#5Castle Primary School£8,125
#6St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School£7,984
#7St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy£7,828
#8Hassell Primary School£7,684
#9Springhead Primary School£7,472
#10Sir John Offley CofE (VC) Primary School£7,352
#11Chesterton Primary School£7,343
#12Ravensmead Primary School£7,248
#13Hempstalls Primary School£7,160
#14St Mary's CofE Primary School£7,157
#15Crackley Bank Primary School£7,137
#16The Meadows Primary School£7,105
#17St Saviour's CofE Academy£7,057
#18Betley CofE VC Primary School£7,040
#19St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy£6,974
#20Hugo Meynell CofE (VC) Primary School£6,927
#21The Reginald Mitchell Primary School£6,881
#22Dove Bank Primary School£6,848
#23Kidsgrove Primary School£6,713
#24Langdale Primary School£6,694
#25St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy£6,678
#26St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School£6,650
#27Co-op Academy Friarswood£6,478
#28St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School£6,404
#29Baldwins Gate CofE(VC) Primary School£6,344
#30Churchfields Primary School£6,255
#31Westlands Primary School£6,058
#32Alsagers Bank Primary Academy£6,056
#33Ellison Primary Academy£6,022
#34St Mary's Catholic Primary School£5,857
#35Bursley Academy£5,823
#36St John's CofE Primary Academy£5,814
#37Seabridge Primary School£5,620
#38Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School£5,552
#39Thursfield Primary School£5,453

View on the Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool (GOV.UK)

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