Ellison Primary Academy
Ellison Street, Wolstanton, Newcastle, ST5 0BL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SOCIETAS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lorna Pateman
- Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 329
- URN
- 142984
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782613674
About this school
Ellison Primary Academy is a primary academy in Newcastle. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 329 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ellison Primary Academy, 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
- 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 | 53 | 56 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 59% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 80% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 82% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 88% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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 Ellison 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 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 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 365 |
| 2023/24 | 367 |
| 2024/25 | 361 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ellison Primary Academy compares
Ellison Primary Academy ranked 85th 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 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 5% | 18.6% | 329 | — |
| St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School | 69% | 3.9% | 8.3% | 222 | 0.3 miles |
| St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School | 72% | 3.6% | 8.6% | 457 | 0.3 miles |
| May Bank Infants' School | — | 3.5% | 5.5% | 173 | 0.7 miles |
| Hempstalls Primary School | 72% | 4.7% | 27% | 501 | 0.8 miles |
| Sun Academy Bradwell | 77% | 5% | 39.1% | 167 | 1.0 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.
Inspection history
- 27 June 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report18 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.56%
- English as an additional language
- 10.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.03%
- Persistent absence
- 15.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Newcastle
-
St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Newcastle
-
May Bank Infants' School0.7 miles
Primary · Newcastle
-
Hempstalls Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Newcastle
-
Sun Academy Bradwell1.0 miles
Primary · Newcastle-Under-Lyme
Other schools in Newcastle
Ellison Primary Academy ranks 4th 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
- 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
- St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ellison Primary Academy teach?
- Ellison Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle.
- Who is the headteacher of Ellison Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Ellison Primary Academy is Mrs Lorna Pateman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ellison Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ellison 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 many pupils are at Ellison Primary Academy?
- Ellison Primary Academy has 329 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ellison Primary Academy full?
- Ellison Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 329 on roll (78%), 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 Ellison Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Ellison Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Ellison Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ellison Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Ellison Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Ellison Primary Academy is part of THE SOCIETAS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ellison Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% 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 Ellison Primary Academy compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Ellison Primary Academy ranked 85th 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 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ellison Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Ellison Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ellison Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ellison 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 2 July 2026.