Academy sponsor led · Staffordshire

Knutton St Marys CofE Academy

3–11Ages
168Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
142078URN

Church Lane, Knutton, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 6EB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2019

Some aspects not as strongUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

31 applications for 18 places · 151st of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

32%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2019

Some aspects not as strongUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

Inspection history

5 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Some aspects not as strong
8 May 2019
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

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Staffordshire median (1.9) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

31 applications · 18 places offered · 18 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 1.0; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as Knutton St Mary's Primary School (URN 133993), 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	18	31	1.7	18	1.00
Sep 2025	16	33	2.1	16	1.00
Sep 2024	17	33	1.9	17	1.00
Sep 2023	18	35	1.9	18	1.00
Sep 2022	29	37	1.3	28	0.97
Sep 2021	25	37	1.5	22	0.88
Sep 2020	18	30	1.7	15	0.83
Sep 2019	19	19	1.0	14	0.74
Sep 2018	24	32	1.3	24	1.00
Sep 2017	25	34	1.4	22	0.88
Sep 2016 *	38	49	1.3	33	0.87
Sep 2015 *	28	38	1.4	26	0.93
Sep 2014 *	48	58	1.2	47	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 48% · Writing 68% · Maths 40% → all three 32% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard32%210th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard48%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard12%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 98 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard40%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	32%	0%	98	100
2023/24	26%	0%	101	100
2022/23	57%	0%	101	100

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

Knutton St Marys CofE AcademyThis school
This school

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.7applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Silverdale Primary Academy
1.0 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2022

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

Good2023

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Hempstalls Primary School
1.6 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Good2023

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Hassell Primary School
1.9 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

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

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Churchfields Primary School
2.1 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 44%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142078 · 860/2019
Trust: St Bart's Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 300 pupils · 168 on roll
Free school meals: 35.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2016
Replaced: Knutton St Mary's Primary School (URN 133993)
Address: Church Lane, Knutton, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 6EB
Local authority: Staffordshire · Newcastle-under-Lyme

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