Academy converter · Staffordshire

St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy

2–11Ages
360Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
141486URN

St Paul's Road Off Orme Road, Newcastle, ST5 2NB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.5 below Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

66 applications for 46 places · 211th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%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 · 21 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Staffordshire median (1.9) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

66 applications · 46 places offered · 46 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 1.4; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2015 1.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2014 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 0 of 12 years.

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as St Giles' and St George's CofE (C) Primary School (URN 124266), 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	46	66	1.4	46	1.00
Sep 2025	49	84	1.7	50	1.02
Sep 2024	29	52	1.8	28	0.97
Sep 2023	32	57	1.8	32	1.00
Sep 2022	35	57	1.6	35	1.00
Sep 2021	45	65	1.4	45	1.00
Sep 2020	42	67	1.6	38	0.90
Sep 2019	38	54	1.4	35	0.92
Sep 2018	37	61	1.7	37	1.00
Sep 2017	42	64	1.5	39	0.93
Sep 2016	39	64	1.6	33	0.85
Sep 2015	49	60	1.2	43	0.88
Sep 2014 *	28	40	1.4	27	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 70% · Maths 62% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%164th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	55%	9%	102	102
2023/24	48%	11%	103	103
2022/23	60%	4%	104	102

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 Giles' and St George's Church of England AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy Friarswood
0.6 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Hassell Primary School
0.7 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Westlands Primary School
1.0 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

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

Improved significantly2024

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Knutton St Marys CofE Academy
1.4 km · Staffordshire

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.7applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Langdale Primary School
1.5 km · Staffordshire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Hempstalls Primary School
1.6 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141486 · 860/3092
Trust: Three Spires Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 360 on roll
Free school meals: 31.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2014
Replaced: St Giles' and St George's CofE (C) Primary School (URN 124266)
Address: St Paul's Road Off Orme Road, Newcastle, ST5 2NB
Local authority: Staffordshire · Newcastle-under-Lyme

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