Chesterton Primary School
Brittain Avenue, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5 7NT
155 pupils · 74% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- COLLECTIVE VISION TRUST
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Free school meals
- 52.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 9 December 2025, published 5 February 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 38% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 12 | 12 | 25 | 12 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 17 | 17 | 40 | 17 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 15 | 14 | 38 | 15 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 26 | 26 | 48 | 26 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 15 | 15 | 34 | 15 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 12 | 12 | 24 | 12 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 17 | 17 | 33 | 17 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 15 | 14 | 37 | 14 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Churchfields Primary School 0.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Sun Academy Bradwell 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Crackley Bank Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bursley Academy 1 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Ellison Primary Academy 2.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.