Chesterton Primary School
Brittain Avenue, Chesterton, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5 7NT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- COLLECTIVE VISION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Helen Swindells
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Collective Vision Trust
- Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 155
- URN
- 143345
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782568650
About this school
Chesterton Primary School is a primary academy in Newcastle-under-Lyme. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 155 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chesterton Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 24 | 19 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 58% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 42% | 74% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 68% | 48% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 42% | 68% | 38% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Chesterton 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 | 29% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 175 |
| 2023/24 | 166 |
| 2024/25 | 177 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chesterton Primary School compares
Chesterton Primary School ranked 218th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 5.4% | 65% | 155 | — |
| Churchfields Primary School | 44% | 5.8% | 31.6% | 391 | 0.3 miles |
| Sun Academy Bradwell | 77% | 5% | 39.1% | 167 | 0.4 miles |
| Crackley Bank Primary School | 78% | 7.1% | 56.2% | 198 | 0.5 miles |
| Bursley Academy | 67% | 4.5% | 16.5% | 400 | 0.6 miles |
| St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School | 76% | 4% | 14.1% | 274 | 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
-
Graded inspection report9 December 2025
- 8 June 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 65.03%
- English as an additional language
- 22.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.4%
- Persistent absence
- 17.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Churchfields Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Newcastle
-
Sun Academy Bradwell0.4 miles
Primary · Newcastle-Under-Lyme
-
Crackley Bank Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle
-
Bursley Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle
-
St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Newcastle
Other schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Chesterton Primary School ranks 5th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
- Baldwins Gate CofE(VC) Primary School Primary
- Seabridge Primary School Primary
- Sun Academy Bradwell Primary
- Westlands Primary School Primary
- Clayton Hall Academy Secondary
- Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group 16 plus
- Blackfriars Academy Academies
- Cedars - Newcastle, Moorlands and Darwin Bases Local authority maintained schools
- Kaleidoscope School Special schools
- Edenhurst Preparatory School Independent schools
- Newcastle-under-Lyme School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Chesterton Primary School teach?
- Chesterton Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
- Who is the headteacher of Chesterton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Chesterton Primary School is Ms Helen Swindells, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chesterton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chesterton 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 many pupils are at Chesterton Primary School?
- Chesterton Primary School has 155 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Chesterton Primary School full?
- Chesterton Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 155 on roll (74%), 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 Chesterton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Chesterton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chesterton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Chesterton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Chesterton Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Chesterton Primary School 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 Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 29% in 2022/23 and 38% 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 Primary School compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Chesterton Primary School ranked 218th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% 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 Primary School's absence rate?
- Chesterton Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chesterton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chesterton 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 7 July 2026.