Newstead Primary Academy

Primary · Stoke-on-Trent · ST3 3LQ · URN 140285

Ofsted OutstandingLast inspected 2024-07-02Cohort 405

Exam results, in full

Every figure below comes straight from the Department for Education performance tables. We show the coverage we hold, how the school compares with its local area and with England, and which part of the score each figure feeds, so you can see exactly how the ranking was built.

Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 60

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 68 schools in Stoke-on-Trent

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
83%
Stoke-on-Trent 58%England 61%
25 percentage points above the area average of 58
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
33%
Stoke-on-Trent 6.7%England 8%
26.4 percentage points above the area average of 6.7
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
108
Stoke-on-Trent 104.4England 105
3.6 above the area average of 104.4
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
107
Stoke-on-Trent 103.49England 105
3.5 above the area average of 103.5
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
109
Stoke-on-Trent 104.77England 105
4.2 above the area average of 104.8
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
47%
Stoke-on-Trent 27.4%England 32%
19.6 percentage points above the area average of 27.4
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
90%
Stoke-on-Trent 69.7%
20.3 percentage points above the area average of 69.7
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
92%
Stoke-on-Trent 68.9%
23.1 percentage points above the area average of 68.9
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
87%
Stoke-on-Trent 69.2%
17.8 percentage points above the area average of 69.2
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
60
Stoke-on-Trent 49
11.2 above the area average of 48.8
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Stoke-on-Trent	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	83% Stoke-on-Trent 58%England 61%	25 percentage points above the area average of 58	22 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	33% Stoke-on-Trent 6.7%England 8%	26.4 percentage points above the area average of 6.7	25 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	108 Stoke-on-Trent 104.4England 105	3.6 above the area average of 104.4	3 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	107 Stoke-on-Trent 103.49England 105	3.5 above the area average of 103.5	2 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	109 Stoke-on-Trent 104.77England 105	4.2 above the area average of 104.8	4 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	47% Stoke-on-Trent 27.4%England 32%	19.6 percentage points above the area average of 27.4	15 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	90% Stoke-on-Trent 69.7%	20.3 percentage points above the area average of 69.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	92% Stoke-on-Trent 68.9%	23.1 percentage points above the area average of 68.9	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	87% Stoke-on-Trent 69.2%	17.8 percentage points above the area average of 69.2	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	60 Stoke-on-Trent 49	11.2 above the area average of 48.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Stoke-on-Trent · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.6 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 10.6% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 47.7% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 12.3% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 11.2pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 47% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 33% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 20.3pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 83% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 87.3% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Newstead Primary Academy Outstanding at its inspection on 02/07/2024.
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