St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School
Pepper Street, Silverdale, Newcastle, ST5 6QJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sam Ray
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lichfield
- Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 197
- URN
- 124267
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782973865
About this school
St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Newcastle. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 197 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 17 | 34 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 38% | 35% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 47% | 50% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 56% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 44% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 99.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -7.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Luke'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 | 35% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 38% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 35% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 194 |
| 2023/24 | 195 |
| 2024/25 | 191 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School compares
St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School ranked 223rd of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35% | 7.1% | 30.9% | 197 | — |
| St John's CofE Primary Academy | — | 5.1% | 7.5% | 155 | 0.8 miles |
| Silverdale Primary Academy | 65% | 4.7% | 35.2% | 152 | 0.8 miles |
| Alsagers Bank Primary Academy | 65% | 3.9% | 20.6% | 178 | 1.3 miles |
| Knutton St Marys CofE Academy | 32% | 6.1% | 41.4% | 168 | 1.4 miles |
| The Meadows Primary School | 77% | 3.6% | 12.8% | 107 | 1.9 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)
- 30.89%
- English as an additional language
- 6.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.06%
- Persistent absence
- 16.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John's CofE Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Newcastle
-
Silverdale Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Newcastle
-
Alsagers Bank Primary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Knutton St Marys CofE Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Newcastle Under Lyme
-
The Meadows Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Crewe
Other schools in Newcastle
St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School ranks 15th 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
- 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 year groups does St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School teach?
- St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle.
- Who is the headteacher of St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School is Mrs Sam Ray, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Luke's CofE (C) 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 big is St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School?
- St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School has 197 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School full?
- St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 197 on roll (94%), 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 St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Lichfield.
- Does St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Luke'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 35% in 2022/23 and 35% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School rank locally?
- St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School ranked 223rd of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School's absence rate?
- St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Luke'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 30 June 2026.