Academy converter · Staffordshire

Chesterton Primary School

2–11Ages
155Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143345URN

Brittain Avenue, Chesterton, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5 7NT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Dec 2025

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

25 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 9 December 2025Published 5 February 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

9 December 2025
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
8 June 2021
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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

25 applications · 12 places offered · 12 named it first

2026 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 2.5; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as Chesterton Primary School (URN 124169), 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	12	25	2.1	12	1.00
Sep 2025	17	40	2.4	17	1.00
Sep 2024	15	38	2.5	14	0.93
Sep 2023	26	48	1.9	26	1.00
Sep 2022	15	34	2.3	15	1.00
Sep 2021	12	24	2.0	12	1.00
Sep 2020	17	33	1.9	17	1.00
Sep 2019	15	37	2.5	14	0.93
Sep 2018	21	33	1.6	18	0.86
Sep 2017	19	33	1.7	17	0.89
Sep 2016 *	20	34	1.7	17	0.85
Sep 2015 *	29	53	1.8	37	1.28
Sep 2014 *	25	41	1.6	25	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 67% · Maths 48% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%201st of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard48%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard5%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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	38%	0%	104	99
2023/24	58%	0%	103	102
2022/23	29%	4%	100	101

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

Chesterton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2025

2.1applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Churchfields Primary School
0.6 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Sun Academy Bradwell
0.6 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Crackley Bank Primary School
0.8 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Bursley Academy
1.0 km · Staffordshire

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School
1.6 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Ellison Primary Academy
2.2 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

2.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Hempstalls Primary School
2.4 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School
2.4 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good · improving2023

69%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143345 · 860/2358
Trust: Collective Vision Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 155 on roll
Free school meals: 52.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2016
Replaced: Chesterton Primary School (URN 124169)
Address: Brittain Avenue, Chesterton, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5 7NT
Local authority: Staffordshire · Newcastle-under-Lyme

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