Hassell Primary School
Barracks Road, Newcastle, ST5 1LF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kirsty Broome
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 173
- URN
- 124110
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782694567
About this school
Hassell Primary School is a community primary school in Newcastle. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 173 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hassell Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 29 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 48% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 66% | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 52% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 59% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hassell Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 176 |
| 2023/24 | 194 |
| 2024/25 | 184 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hassell Primary School compares
Hassell Primary School ranked 198th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 5.4% | 26.1% | 173 | — |
| Harpfield Primary Academy | 67% | 3.9% | 27.4% | 226 | 0.4 miles |
| St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy | 55% | 4.9% | 31.1% | 360 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 69% | 4.8% | 20.4% | 444 | 0.4 miles |
| Co-op Academy Friarswood | 86% | 3.4% | 1.6% | 214 | 0.5 miles |
| Hempstalls Primary School | 72% | 4.7% | 27% | 501 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.09%
- English as an additional language
- 39.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.39%
- Persistent absence
- 16.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Harpfield Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Newcastle
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Newcastle Under Lyme
-
Co-op Academy Friarswood0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle
-
Hempstalls Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Newcastle
Other schools in Newcastle
Hassell Primary School ranks 13th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Newcastle.
- Bursley Academy Primary
- Churchfields Primary School Primary
- Co-op Academy Friarswood Primary
- Crackley Bank Primary School Primary
- Ellison Primary Academy Primary
- Hempstalls Primary School Primary
- Langdale Primary School Primary
- May Bank Infants' School Primary
- Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Silverdale Primary Academy Primary
- St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School Primary
- St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hassell Primary School teach?
- Hassell Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle.
- Who is the headteacher of Hassell Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hassell Primary School is Mrs Kirsty Broome, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hassell Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hassell Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Hassell Primary School?
- Hassell Primary School has 173 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hassell Primary School full?
- Hassell Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 173 on roll (82%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hassell Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hassell Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hassell Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hassell Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Hassell Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hassell Primary School compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Hassell Primary School ranked 198th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hassell Primary School's absence rate?
- Hassell Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hassell Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hassell Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.