May Bank Infants' School
Basford Park Road, May Bank, Newcastle, ST5 0PT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vicky Bagshaw
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 173
- URN
- 124115
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782898005
About this school
May Bank Infants' School is a community primary school in Newcastle. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 173 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected May Bank Infants' School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How May Bank Infants' 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 170 |
| 2023/24 | 167 |
| 2024/25 | 165 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How May Bank Infants' School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.5% | 5.5% | 173 | — |
| St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School | 72% | 3.6% | 8.6% | 457 | 0.4 miles |
| St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School | 69% | 3.9% | 8.3% | 222 | 0.4 miles |
| Hempstalls Primary School | 72% | 4.7% | 27% | 501 | 0.5 miles |
| Ellison Primary Academy | 72% | 5% | 18.6% | 329 | 0.7 miles |
| Etruscan Primary School | 30% | 7.6% | 64.3% | 443 | 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)
- 5.45%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.46%
- Persistent absence
- 1.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Newcastle
-
St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Newcastle
-
Hempstalls Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle
-
Ellison Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Newcastle
-
Etruscan Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Newcastle
- Bursley Academy Primary
- Churchfields Primary School Primary
- Co-op Academy Friarswood Primary
- Crackley Bank Primary School Primary
- Ellison Primary Academy Primary
- Hassell Primary School Primary
- Hempstalls Primary School Primary
- Langdale Primary 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 May Bank Infants' School teach?
- May Bank Infants' School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Newcastle.
- Who is the headteacher of May Bank Infants' School?
- The headteacher of May Bank Infants' School is Mrs Vicky Bagshaw, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has May Bank Infants' School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected May Bank Infants' 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 May Bank Infants' School?
- May Bank Infants' School has 173 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is May Bank Infants' School full?
- May Bank Infants' School has capacity for 180 pupils and 173 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is May Bank Infants' School a faith school?
- No. May Bank Infants' School has no designated religious character.
- Does May Bank Infants' School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records May Bank Infants' School as having nursery classes.
- What is May Bank Infants' School's absence rate?
- May Bank Infants' School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does May Bank Infants' School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for May Bank Infants' School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.