Hempstalls Primary School
Collard Avenue, Cross Heath, Newcastle, ST5 9LH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CREATIVE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Amy Bell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Creative Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 501
- URN
- 142843
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782950082
About this school
Hempstalls Primary School is a primary academy in Newcastle. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 501 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 60 | 62 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 76% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 13% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 81% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 82% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 81% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.90 | - | - |
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 Hempstalls 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 | 57% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 416 |
| 2023/24 | 422 |
| 2024/25 | 419 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hempstalls Primary School compares
Hempstalls Primary School ranked 86th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 4.7% | 27% | 501 | — |
| May Bank Infants' School | — | 3.5% | 5.5% | 173 | 0.5 miles |
| St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School | 69% | 3.9% | 8.3% | 222 | 0.6 miles |
| St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School | 72% | 3.6% | 8.6% | 457 | 0.7 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 69% | 4.8% | 20.4% | 444 | 0.8 miles |
| Ellison Primary Academy | 72% | 5% | 18.6% | 329 | 0.8 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)
- 26.97%
- English as an additional language
- 10.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.65%
- Persistent absence
- 10.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
May Bank Infants' School0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle
-
St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle
-
St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Newcastle
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Newcastle Under Lyme
-
Ellison Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Newcastle
Other schools in Newcastle
Hempstalls Primary School ranks 5th 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
- 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
- St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hempstalls Primary School teach?
- Hempstalls Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle.
- Who is the headteacher of Hempstalls Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hempstalls Primary School is Miss Amy Bell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hempstalls Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hempstalls 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 Hempstalls Primary School?
- Hempstalls Primary School has 501 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Hempstalls Primary School full?
- Hempstalls Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 501 on roll (119%), 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 Hempstalls Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hempstalls Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hempstalls Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hempstalls Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Hempstalls Primary School?
- Hempstalls Primary School is part of THE CREATIVE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hempstalls Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hempstalls Primary School rank locally?
- Hempstalls Primary School ranked 86th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hempstalls Primary School's absence rate?
- Hempstalls Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hempstalls Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hempstalls 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 2 July 2026.