Academy converter · Staffordshire

Co-op Academy Friarswood

3–11Ages
214Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144207URN

Abbots Way, Newcastle, ST5 2ES · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

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

62 applications for 28 places · 65th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

86%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

Inspection history

25 May 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
12 February 2013
Graded inspection: Good · as Friarswood Primary School, URN 124109

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)

62 applications · 28 places offered · 26 named it first

2026 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 3.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 2.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 2.6; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 3.0; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 3.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 3.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 8 of 8 years.

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as Friarswood Primary School (URN 124109), 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	28	62	2.2	26	0.93
Sep 2025	27	67	2.5	25	0.93
Sep 2024	19	48	2.5	16	0.84
Sep 2023	27	58	2.2	26	0.96
Sep 2022	18	59	3.3	17	0.94
Sep 2021	27	63	2.3	27	1.00
Sep 2020	30	77	2.6	34	1.13
Sep 2019	30	78	2.6	30	1.00
Sep 2018 *	30	76	2.5	31	1.03
Sep 2017 *	20	60	3.0	19	0.95
Sep 2016 *	30	97	3.2	30	1.00
Sep 2015 *	30	87	2.9	33	1.10
Sep 2014 *	14	52	3.7	14	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 89% · Maths 93% → all three 86% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard86%13th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard89%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard50%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

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Staffordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	86%	14%	108	109
2023/24	85%	11%	106	107
2022/23	68%	12%	109	106

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

Co-op Academy FriarswoodThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy
0.6 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Hassell Primary School
0.9 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Langdale Primary School
0.9 km · Staffordshire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Westlands Primary School
0.9 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Seabridge Primary School
1.3 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Harpfield Primary Academy
1.3 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Improved significantly2024

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE (A) Primary School
1.5 km · Stoke-on-Trent

2026

1.4applications per place 48%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144207 · 860/2250
Trust: The Co-Operative Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 210 pupils · 214 on roll
Free school meals: 1.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2018
Replaced: Friarswood Primary School (URN 124109)
Address: Abbots Way, Newcastle, ST5 2ES
Local authority: Staffordshire · Newcastle-under-Lyme

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