Academy converter · Staffordshire

Hempstalls Primary School

2–11Ages
501Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142843URN

Collard Avenue, Cross Heath, Newcastle, ST5 9LH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

118 applications for 60 places · 98th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
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

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Staffordshire median (1.9) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

118 applications · 60 places offered · 74 named it first

2026 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 2.2; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as Hempstalls Primary School (URN 124111), 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	60	118	2.0	74	1.23
Sep 2025	53	94	1.8	52	0.98
Sep 2024	60	105	1.8	63	1.05
Sep 2023	55	103	1.9	54	0.98
Sep 2022	57	111	2.0	57	1.00
Sep 2021	60	132	2.2	72	1.20
Sep 2020	59	131	2.2	68	1.15
Sep 2019	60	133	2.2	76	1.27
Sep 2018	60	120	2.0	60	1.00
Sep 2017	60	128	2.1	73	1.22
Sep 2016 *	60	125	2.1	67	1.12
Sep 2015 *	60	130	2.2	77	1.28
Sep 2014 *	30	74	2.5	46	1.53

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 74% · Maths 82% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%82nd of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	72%	7%	106	105
2023/24	76%	13%	105	106
2022/23	57%	8%	105	103

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

Hempstalls Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
May Bank Infants' School
0.8 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place
St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School
1.0 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good · improving2023

69%met the SATs standard
St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 72%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
Ellison Primary Academy
1.3 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

2.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Hassell Primary School
1.4 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy
1.6 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Knutton St Marys CofE Academy
1.6 km · Staffordshire

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.7applications per place 32%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142843 · 860/2252
Trust: The Creative Learning Partnership Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 501 on roll
Free school meals: 20.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2016
Replaced: Hempstalls Primary School (URN 124111)
Address: Collard Avenue, Cross Heath, Newcastle, ST5 9LH
Local authority: Staffordshire · Newcastle-under-Lyme

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