Academy sponsor led · Staffordshire

Silverdale Primary Academy

3–11Ages
152Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140400URN

Racecourse, Silverdale, Newcastle, ST5 6PB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

37 applications for 20 places · 123rd of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 17 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

17 October 2023
Graded inspection: Good
29 June 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Staffordshire median (1.9) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

37 applications · 20 places offered · 19 named it first

2026 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 2.1; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2015 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2014 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8

This school
Staffordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	20	37	1.9	19	0.95
Sep 2025	18	42	2.3	18	1.00
Sep 2024	21	42	2.0	21	1.00
Sep 2023	14	29	2.1	14	1.00
Sep 2022	16	33	2.1	16	1.00
Sep 2021	20	34	1.7	19	0.95
Sep 2020	23	35	1.5	23	1.00
Sep 2019	24	50	2.1	23	0.96
Sep 2018	29	51	1.8	29	1.00
Sep 2017	30	48	1.6	30	1.00
Sep 2016	18	25	1.4	16	0.89
Sep 2015	19	30	1.6	19	1.00
Sep 2014	24	39	1.6	24	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 76% · Maths 88% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%121st of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard47%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Staffordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	65%	12%	106	108
2023/24	71%	14%	106	106
2022/23	68%	9%	103	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Silverdale Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Knutton St Marys CofE Academy
1.0 km · Staffordshire

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.7applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School
1.3 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE Primary Academy
1.8 km · Staffordshire

Requires improvement2023

1.6applications per place
Westlands Primary School
1.8 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
2.0 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy
2.0 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy Friarswood
2.5 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Hempstalls Primary School
2.6 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140400 · 860/2007
Trust: United Learning Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 152 on roll
Free school meals: 33.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2014
Replaced: Silverdale Primary School (URN 124116)
Address: Racecourse, Silverdale, Newcastle, ST5 6PB
Local authority: Staffordshire · Newcastle-under-Lyme

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources