Academy converter · Staffordshire

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
444Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
140803URN

Silverdale Road, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2TA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

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

96 applications for 50 places · 110th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

Inspection history

14 December 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
24 January 2017
Graded inspection: Good

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)

96 applications · 50 places offered · 47 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 1.7; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2015 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2014 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as St Mary's Catholic Primary School (URN 124358), the previous school.

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	50	96	1.9	47	0.94
Sep 2025	52	92	1.8	51	0.98
Sep 2024	43	84	2.0	42	0.98
Sep 2023	50	80	1.6	50	1.00
Sep 2022	47	79	1.7	47	1.00
Sep 2021	46	76	1.7	46	1.00
Sep 2020	48	81	1.7	48	1.00
Sep 2019	43	74	1.7	42	0.98
Sep 2018	35	57	1.6	34	0.97
Sep 2017	50	73	1.5	50	1.00
Sep 2016	48	70	1.5	44	0.92
Sep 2015	57	101	1.8	53	0.93
Sep 2014 *	43	80	1.9	41	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 75% · Maths 83% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%95th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	69%	2%	105	106
2023/24	65%	7%	105	105
2022/23	55%	0%	106	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

St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

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

Good2023

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Hassell Primary School
0.7 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy Friarswood
1.0 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Knutton St Marys CofE Academy
1.2 km · Staffordshire

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.7applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Hempstalls Primary School
1.2 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Westlands Primary School
1.3 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Harpfield Primary Academy
1.3 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Improved significantly2024

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
May Bank Infants' School
1.8 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140803 · 860/3465
Trust: St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 455 pupils · 444 on roll
Free school meals: 18.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2014
Replaced: St Mary's Catholic Primary School (URN 124358)
Address: Silverdale Road, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2TA
Local authority: Staffordshire · Newcastle-under-Lyme

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