Newstead Primary Academy
Waterside Drive, Blurton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3LQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INSPIRATIONAL LEARNING ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Helen Stocking
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Newstead Primary Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 405
- URN
- 140285
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782235490
About this school
Newstead Primary Academy is a primary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 405 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 58 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 90% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% | 34% | 33% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 92% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 92% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 92% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 Newstead Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Stoke-on-Trent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 81% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 90% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 418 |
| 2023/24 | 424 |
| 2024/25 | 430 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newstead Primary Academy compares
Newstead Primary Academy ranked 1st of 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 4.3% | 46.1% | 405 | — |
| Sutherland Primary Academy | 61% | 5.5% | 50.7% | 450 | 0.9 miles |
| The Meadows Primary Academy | 70% | 5.1% | 43.5% | 379 | 1.1 miles |
| Ash Green Primary Academy | 63% | 3.1% | 6.4% | 460 | 1.3 miles |
| St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School | 36% | 8.8% | 55% | 239 | 1.3 miles |
| Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy | 67% | 6.2% | 17.6% | 485 | 1.4 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)
- 46.07%
- English as an additional language
- 10.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.31%
- Persistent absence
- 7.29%
Location
Nearby schools
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Sutherland Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
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The Meadows Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
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Ash Green Primary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
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St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
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Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Newstead Primary Academy ranks 6th of the 102 ranked primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Abbey Hulton Primary School Primary
- Alexandra Infants' School Primary
- Alexandra Junior School Primary
- All Saints' CofE First School Primary
- Alsager Highfields Community Primary School Primary
- Alsagers Bank Primary Academy Primary
- Ash Green Primary Academy Primary
- Ball Green Primary Academy Primary
- Barlaston CofE (VC) First School Primary
- Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy Primary
- Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School Primary
- Burnwood Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Newstead Primary Academy teach?
- Newstead Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Newstead Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Newstead Primary Academy is Headteacher Helen Stocking, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Newstead Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newstead Primary Academy, 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 Newstead Primary Academy?
- Newstead Primary Academy has 405 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Newstead Primary Academy full?
- Newstead Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 405 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 Newstead Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Newstead Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Newstead Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Newstead Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Newstead Primary Academy?
- Newstead Primary Academy is part of INSPIRATIONAL LEARNING ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Newstead Primary Academy'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 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newstead Primary Academy rank locally?
- Newstead Primary Academy ranked 1st of 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newstead Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Newstead Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newstead Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newstead Primary Academy'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 1 July 2026.