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Ellison Primary Academy

Primary

Newcastle-under-Lyme · Newcastle · ST5 0BL www.ellison.staffs.sch.uk/

Pupils
361
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
361
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
361
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityStaffordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Ellison Primary Academy · Primary · Staffordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
72%
+13pp
83%71%59%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
8%
+4pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
43%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
87%
SPAG higher standard
46%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
361
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Ellison Street, Wolstanton, Newcastle, ST5 0BL
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
2024/2572%8%87%43%75%11%80%20%82%87%107.0105.0109.018%361
2023/2459%4%80%14%75%9%82%20%79%88%104.0104.0107.016%367
2022/2370%0%77%17%75%11%83%13%77%66%104.0104.0103.0-2.30-0.50-1.2014%365
2018/1978%13%89%22%85%22%91%31%89%87%105.0106.0106.0-0.10+0.20+0.708%387
2017/1883%7%88%34%88%24%90%15%88%90%107.0105.0108.0-0.70-0.60-1.20380

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
2024/2536122.318%10%19%5%16%
2023/2436718.916%9%18%5%10%
2022/2336521.714%7%19%5%12%
2021/2238020.511%7%20%4%7%
2020/2136121.19%6%19%
2018/1938721.88%8%19%3%6%
2017/1823.54%6%
2016/1735720.011%8%21%

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