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EnglandWest MidlandsNewcastle-under-LymeST5 7BECrackley Bank Primary School
Primary

Crackley Bank Primary School

Primary

Newcastle-under-Lyme · Newcastle · ST5 7BE www.crackleybank.staffs.sch.uk/

Pupils
187
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
187
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
187
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityStaffordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Crackley Bank Primary School · Primary · Staffordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
78%
+28pp
78%62%46%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 78%
RWM higher standard
6%
+6pp
6%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
89%
Reading higher standard
56%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
22%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
187
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
14%
FSM eligible
56%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
21%

Contact

Address
Blackthorn Place, Newcastle, ST5 7BE
Local authority
Staffordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2578%6%89%56%83%11%83%22%78%78%109.0105.0107.012%187
2023/2450%0%73%19%69%4%65%8%73%65%103.0102.0101.020%190
2022/2346%0%63%17%67%0%54%4%79%54%102.0100.0100.0-0.10+0.50-0.4017%196
2018/1953%5%58%11%79%11%74%11%84%84%101.0102.0104.0-0.30+1.70+0.4022%175
2017/1867%4%71%13%79%17%96%17%100%79%103.0105.0106.0-4.40-2.60-2.00178

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2518716.212%14%56%7%21%
2023/2419015.620%10%54%8%22%
2022/2319617.417%8%61%7%22%
2021/2219619.413%6%54%7%30%
2020/2116816.614%5%54%
2018/1917514.622%3%49%3%5%
2017/1816.24%4%
2016/1719918.916%5%48%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.