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Faith schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme

All 9 faith schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

9 schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme

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  1. Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School

    Newcastle, ST5 4AG · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Newcastle-under-Lyme faith schools average, low absence.

    26 first choices, 26 offers made

    Ready for secondary school69%

    Newcastle-under-Lyme faith schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 6Newcastle-under-Lyme faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    228
    View school Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School
  2. St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School

    Newcastle, ST5 0HU · State · Primary · Ages 7 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results above the Newcastle-under-Lyme faith schools average, low absence.

    Ready for secondary school69%

    Newcastle-under-Lyme faith schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Newcastle-under-Lyme faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    222
    View school St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School
  3. St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School

    Newcastle, ST5 0EF · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Newcastle-under-Lyme faith schools average, low absence.

    49 first choices, 49 offers made

    Ready for secondary school72%

    Newcastle-under-Lyme faith schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Newcastle-under-Lyme faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    457
    View school St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School
  4. St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School

    Newcastle, ST5 7AB · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Newcastle-under-Lyme faith schools average, low absence.

    22 first choices, 22 offers made

    Ready for secondary school76%

    Newcastle-under-Lyme faith schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 8Newcastle-under-Lyme faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    274
    View school St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School
  5. St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2TA · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Newcastle-under-Lyme faith schools average.

    47 first choices, 50 offers made

    Ready for secondary school69%

    Newcastle-under-Lyme faith schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Newcastle-under-Lyme faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    444
    View school St Mary's Catholic Primary School
  6. St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy

    Newcastle, ST5 2NB · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results below the Newcastle-under-Lyme faith schools average.

    46 first choices, 46 offers made

    Ready for secondary school55%

    Newcastle-under-Lyme faith schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Newcastle-under-Lyme faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    360
    View school St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy
  7. St John Fisher Catholic College

    Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2SJ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Newcastle-under-Lyme faith schools average, high absence.

    92 first choices, 127 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4

    Newcastle-under-Lyme faith schools Grade 4England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 14Newcastle-under-Lyme faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    1,075
    View school St John Fisher Catholic College
  8. St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School

    Newcastle, ST5 6QJ · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Church of England

    Results well below the Newcastle-under-Lyme faith schools average, high absence.

    23 first choices, 23 offers made

    Ready for secondary school35%

    Newcastle-under-Lyme faith schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 13Newcastle-under-Lyme faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    197
    View school St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School
  9. Knutton St Marys CofE Academy

    Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 6EB · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Newcastle-under-Lyme faith schools average.

    18 first choices, 18 offers made

    Ready for secondary school32%

    Newcastle-under-Lyme faith schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 12Newcastle-under-Lyme faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    168
    View school Knutton St Marys CofE Academy
The big picture

How Newcastle-under-Lyme's faith schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Newcastle-under-Lyme 62%England 62%Knutton St Marys CofE Academy: 32%St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School: 35%St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy: 55%St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School: 69%St Mary's Catholic Primary School: 69%Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School: 69%St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School: 72%St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School: 76%0%25%50%75%100%
Faith schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Newcastle-under-Lyme average 5.0%Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School: 3.2%St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School: 3.6%St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School: 3.9%St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School: 4%St Mary's Catholic Primary School: 4.8%St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy: 4.9%Knutton St Marys CofE Academy: 6.1%St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School: 7.1%St John Fisher Catholic College: 7.2%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Ofsted grades in Newcastle-under-Lyme

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 1 newer or converted school doesn't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 8
  • Good: 7 of 8
  • Requires improvement: 1 of 8
  • Inadequate: 0 of 8
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Newcastle-under-Lyme

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    9 of the 9 faith schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

    Show schools with no religious character
  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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  3. List a school you're likely to get.

    Popular schools fill up from the families who live closest. Add your postcode to see which schools are nearest, and put one of them on your form.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme, explained

There are 9 faith schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme, teaching 3,425 children. 3 are run by the council and 6 are academies or free schools.

88% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

62.4% of pupils in Newcastle-under-Lyme faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 32% to 76%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

19.1% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,838 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 12.0% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

Looking further afield? See faith schools near me, or everything in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Newcastle-under-Lyme?
There are 9 faith schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme on Eduscope are Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School, St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School and St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Newcastle-under-Lyme faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme is 21:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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