St John's CofE (C) Primary School
Quarry Bank Road, Keele, Newcastle, ST5 5AF
This school is closed (it closed in October 2024).
It was replaced by St John's CofE Primary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarita Bailey
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lichfield
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 173
- URN
- 124254
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
About this school
St John's CofE (C) Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Newcastle. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 173 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St John's CofE (C) Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 | 27 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 78% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 11% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 93% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 85% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 89% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
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 St John's CofE (C) 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 | 81% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 187 |
| 2023/24 | 173 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St John's CofE (C) Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 4.2% | 6.9% | 173 | — |
| St John's CofE Primary Academy | — | 5.1% | 7.5% | 155 | 0.0 miles |
| St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School | 35% | 7.1% | 30.9% | 197 | 0.8 miles |
| Silverdale Primary Academy | 65% | 4.7% | 35.2% | 152 | 1.1 miles |
| The Meadows Primary School | 77% | 3.6% | 12.8% | 107 | 1.6 miles |
| Knutton St Marys CofE Academy | 32% | 6.1% | 41.4% | 168 | 1.7 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.9%
- English as an additional language
- 16.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.2%
- Persistent absence
- 8.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John's CofE Primary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Newcastle
-
St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Newcastle
-
Silverdale Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Newcastle
-
The Meadows Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Knutton St Marys CofE Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Newcastle Under Lyme
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
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does St John's CofE (C) Primary School teach?
- St John's CofE (C) Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Newcastle.
- Has St John's CofE (C) Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St John's CofE (C) Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at St John's CofE (C) Primary School?
- St John's CofE (C) Primary School had 173 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have St John's CofE (C) Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 81% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St John's CofE (C) Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St John's CofE (C) 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 31 October 2024.