Academy converter · Staffordshire

Ellison Primary Academy

4–11Ages
329Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142984URN

Ellison Street, Wolstanton, Newcastle, ST5 0BL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.3 above Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

96 applications for 43 places · 60th 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

Overall effectiveness: Good · 27 June 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

Inspection history

27 June 2023
Graded inspection: Good
18 September 2019
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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

96 applications · 43 places offered · 42 named it first

2026 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 2.2; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as Ellison Primary School (URN 124188), 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	43	96	2.2	42	0.98
Sep 2025	37	79	2.1	36	0.97
Sep 2024	43	99	2.3	42	0.98
Sep 2023	40	97	2.4	40	1.00
Sep 2022	52	102	2.0	52	1.00
Sep 2021	50	103	2.1	49	0.98
Sep 2020	56	108	1.9	46	0.82
Sep 2019	42	94	2.2	34	0.81
Sep 2018	51	88	1.7	44	0.86
Sep 2017	59	95	1.6	44	0.75
Sep 2016 *	60	82	1.4	40	0.67
Sep 2015 *	60	79	1.3	39	0.65
Sep 2014 *	41	68	1.7	31	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 75% · Maths 80% → 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 standard87%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard20%

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%	8%	107	105
2023/24	59%	4%	104	104
2022/23	70%	0%	104	104

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

Ellison Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School
0.4 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good · improving2023

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

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
May Bank Infants' School
1.1 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place
Hempstalls Primary School
1.3 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Sun Academy Bradwell
1.5 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Bursley Academy
1.6 km · Staffordshire

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Saint Nathaniel's Academy
1.8 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Good2024

1.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Catholic Academy
1.9 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142984 · 860/2392
Trust: The Societas Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 329 on roll
Free school meals: 19.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2016
Replaced: Ellison Primary School (URN 124188)
Address: Ellison Street, Wolstanton, Newcastle, ST5 0BL
Local authority: Staffordshire · Newcastle-under-Lyme

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