Academy converter · Staffordshire

Westlands Primary School

5–11Ages
204Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150526URN

Ostend Place, Westlands, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2QY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.5 above Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

71 applications for 30 places · 40th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%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 · 17 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
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

2.4applications per place, Reception

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

71 applications · 30 places offered · 33 named it first

2026 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 2.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2023 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2022 2.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2021 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2020 2.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2019 2.2; Staffordshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.9; 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 Westlands Primary School (URN 124119), 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	30	71	2.4	33	1.10
Sep 2025	23	67	2.9	22	0.96
Sep 2024 *	27	68	2.5	26	0.96
Sep 2023 *	26	56	2.2	24	0.92
Sep 2022 *	23	64	2.8	22	0.96
Sep 2021 *	25	60	2.4	25	1.00
Sep 2020 *	20	53	2.7	13	0.65
Sep 2019 *	30	67	2.2	24	0.80
Sep 2018 *	29	53	1.8	23	0.79
Sep 2017 *	30	56	1.9	27	0.90
Sep 2016 *	30	60	2.0	30	1.00
Sep 2015 *	30	58	1.9	27	0.90
Sep 2014 *	23	57	2.5	22	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 67% · Maths 76% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%124th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	64%	0%	105	103
2023/24	57%	7%	103	104
2022/23	63%	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

Westlands Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

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

Remains Good2023

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

Good2023

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Seabridge Primary School
1.2 km · Staffordshire

2026

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

Good2024

1.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Hassell Primary School
1.7 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Knutton St Marys CofE Academy
1.7 km · Staffordshire

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.7applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Silverdale Primary Academy
1.8 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
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Urgent improvement
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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: 150526 · 860/2263
Trust: Staffordshire University Academies Trust
Capacity: 220 pupils · 204 on roll
Free school meals: 15.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2024
Replaced: Westlands Primary School (URN 124119)
Address: Ostend Place, Westlands, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2QY
Local authority: Staffordshire · Newcastle-under-Lyme

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