Chesterton Community Sports College
Castle Street, Chesterton, Newcastle, ST5 7LP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- COLLECTIVE VISION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Stephanie Waterhouse
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Collective Vision Trust
- Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 870
- Pupils on roll
- 915
- URN
- 140470
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782568350
About this school
Chesterton Community Sports College is a secondary academy in Newcastle. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 915 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chesterton Community Sports College, 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 193 | 178 | 162 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.3 | 43.8 | 41.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.01 -0.19 to +0.21 | -0.10 -0.31 to +0.11 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 29.2% | 22.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 65.7% | 52.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 53% | 59% | 60.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Chesterton Community Sports College 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 | 46.3 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.8 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.2 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 883 |
| 2023/24 | 886 |
| 2024/25 | 903 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chesterton Community Sports College compares
Chesterton Community Sports College ranked 37th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 43% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.2 | 8.6% | 35.8% | 915 | — |
| The Orme Academy | 43.8 | 8.5% | 23.8% | 768 | 1.5 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic College | 41.8 | 7.2% | 21.8% | 1,075 | 1.7 miles |
| Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent | 42.7 | 10.2% | 52.1% | 1,300 | 2.0 miles |
| Sir Thomas Boughey Academy | 35.1 | 7.9% | 24.8% | 445 | 2.1 miles |
| Newcastle Academy | 37.6 | 12.1% | 40.8% | 441 | 2.4 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)
- 35.77%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.61%
- Persistent absence
- 25.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Orme Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Newcastle
-
St John Fisher Catholic College1.7 miles
Secondary · Newcastle Under Lyme
-
Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent2.0 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Sir Thomas Boughey Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Newcastle Academy2.4 miles
Secondary · Newcastle Under Lyme
Other schools in Newcastle
- The Orme Academy Secondary
- Oaklands Nursery School Nursery
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Chesterton Community Sports College teach?
- Chesterton Community Sports College teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Newcastle.
- Who is the headteacher of Chesterton Community Sports College?
- The headteacher of Chesterton Community Sports College is Mrs Stephanie Waterhouse, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chesterton Community Sports College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chesterton Community Sports College, 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 Chesterton Community Sports College?
- Chesterton Community Sports College has 915 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Chesterton Community Sports College full?
- Chesterton Community Sports College has capacity for 870 pupils and 915 on roll (105%), so it is at or above 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 Chesterton Community Sports College a faith school?
- No. Chesterton Community Sports College has no designated religious character.
- Is Chesterton Community Sports College a selective school?
- No. Chesterton Community Sports College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Chesterton Community Sports College part of an academy trust?
- Chesterton Community Sports College is part of COLLECTIVE VISION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chesterton Community Sports College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.3 in 2022/23 and 41.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chesterton Community Sports College compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Chesterton Community Sports College ranked 37th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 43% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chesterton Community Sports College's absence rate?
- Chesterton Community Sports College's overall absence rate is 8.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chesterton Community Sports College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chesterton Community Sports College'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 7 July 2026.