Kaleidoscope School
Porthill Lodge, High Street, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5 0EZ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Sam Goodin
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 60
- Pupils on roll
- 41
- URN
- 149024
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782624689
About this school
Kaleidoscope School is an independent special school in Newcastle-under-Lyme. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 41 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Kaleidoscope School under its current framework. 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
Kaleidoscope School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2022, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Kaleidoscope 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 20 |
| 2023/24 | 29 |
| 2024/25 | 30 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 41
Location
Nearby schools
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Cedars - Newcastle, Moorlands and Darwin Bases0.2 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Newcastle-under-Lyme
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Merryfields School0.8 miles
Academies · Newcastle
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The Nest1.4 miles
Special schools · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Alpha Learning Staffordshire1.5 miles
Special schools · Stoke-on-Trent
-
North Road Academy1.5 miles
Special schools · Stoke-on-trent
Other schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Blackfriars Academy Academies
- Cedars - Newcastle, Moorlands and Darwin Bases Local authority maintained schools
- Baldwins Gate CofE(VC) Primary School Primary
- Chesterton 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
- Edenhurst Preparatory School Independent schools
- Newcastle-under-Lyme School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Kaleidoscope School teach?
- Kaleidoscope School teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is a special school in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
- Who is the headteacher of Kaleidoscope School?
- The headteacher of Kaleidoscope School is Miss Sam Goodin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kaleidoscope School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Kaleidoscope School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Kaleidoscope School?
- Kaleidoscope School has 41 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Kaleidoscope School full?
- Kaleidoscope School has capacity for 60 pupils and 41 on roll (68%), 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 Kaleidoscope School a faith school?
- No. Kaleidoscope School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kaleidoscope School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Kaleidoscope School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 24 July 2026.