Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School
Seabridge Lane, Clayton, Newcastle, ST5 4AG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Wilson
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 228
- URN
- 145687
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782973888
About this school
Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Newcastle. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 228 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 September 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 74% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 10% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 90% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 84% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 77% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.80 | - | - |
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 Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic 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 | 80% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 212 |
| 2023/24 | 231 |
| 2024/25 | 242 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School compares
Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School ranked 97th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 3.3% | 6.6% | 228 | — |
| Langdale Primary School | 59% | 4.7% | 14.7% | 411 | 0.4 miles |
| Seabridge Primary School | 68% | 4.7% | 14.3% | 436 | 0.5 miles |
| St John's CofE (A) Primary School | 48% | 5% | 28.6% | 270 | 0.9 miles |
| Co-op Academy Friarswood | 86% | 3.4% | 1.6% | 214 | 1.0 miles |
| Westlands Primary School | 64% | 5.3% | 18.3% | 204 | 1.1 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)
- 6.6%
- English as an additional language
- 13.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.25%
- Persistent absence
- 4.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Langdale Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Newcastle
-
Seabridge Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle-Under-Lyme
-
St John's CofE (A) Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Co-op Academy Friarswood1.0 miles
Primary · Newcastle
-
Westlands Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Newcastle-under-Lyme
Other schools in Newcastle
Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School ranks 7th 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
- Hempstalls Primary School Primary
- Langdale Primary School Primary
- May Bank Infants' 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 Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School teach?
- Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Rachel Wilson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic 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 Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School?
- Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School has 228 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School full?
- Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 228 on roll (109%), 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 Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Does Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School?
- Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School is part of ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School ranked 97th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic 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 10 July 2026.