Academy converter · Staffordshire

Seabridge Primary School

3–11Ages
436Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144439URN

Roe Lane, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5 3PJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

103 applications for 54 places · 112th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%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 3 March 2026Published 13 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected 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

3 March 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
18 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

1.9applications per place, Reception

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

103 applications · 54 places offered · 53 named it first

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

2026 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 2.5; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 9 of 10 years.

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as Seabridge Primary School (URN 134898), 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	54	103	1.9	53	0.98
Sep 2025	53	109	2.1	50	0.94
Sep 2024	57	122	2.1	53	0.93
Sep 2023	51	109	2.1	48	0.94
Sep 2022	60	121	2.0	65	1.08
Sep 2021	41	97	2.4	41	1.00
Sep 2020	60	132	2.2	63	1.05
Sep 2019	60	149	2.5	79	1.32
Sep 2018	60	138	2.3	67	1.12
Sep 2017	60	131	2.2	69	1.15
Sep 2016 *	60	148	2.5	81	1.35
Sep 2015 *	59	132	2.2	76	1.29
Sep 2014 *	58	110	1.9	51	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 75% · Maths 78% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%103rd of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard23%

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	68%	12%	106	105
2023/24	63%	11%	107	105
2022/23	68%	15%	106	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

Seabridge Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Langdale Primary School
0.6 km · Staffordshire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Westlands Primary School
1.2 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy Friarswood
1.3 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

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

Good2023

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE (A) Primary School
2.0 km · Stoke-on-Trent

2026

1.4applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Hassell Primary School
2.2 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
2.2 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144439 · 860/3496
Trust: The Shaw Education Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 436 on roll
Free school meals: 13.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2017
Replaced: Seabridge Primary School (URN 134898)
Address: Roe Lane, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5 3PJ
Local authority: Staffordshire · Newcastle-under-Lyme

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