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Hempstalls Primary School

Primary

Newcastle-under-Lyme · Newcastle · ST5 9LH http://www.hempstalls.staffs.sch.uk/

Pupils
419
cap. 420
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
419
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
419
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 08/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityStaffordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio29.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Hempstalls Primary School · Primary · Staffordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
72%
-4pp
91%74%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
7%
-6pp
20%14%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
66%
SPAG higher standard
30%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
419
Pupil : teacher ratio
29.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
27%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Collard Avenue, Cross Heath, Newcastle, ST5 9LH
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%7%82%30%74%11%82%21%89%66%106.0105.0104.021%419
2023/2476%13%81%26%81%19%82%29%85%81%105.0106.0107.018%422
2022/2357%8%68%28%83%38%67%13%85%68%105.0103.0105.0-2.60-1.00-3.9013%416
2018/1963%11%74%13%87%32%76%13%97%76%103.0104.0105.0-2.70+0.80-2.3012%352
2017/1891%20%93%56%96%53%96%40%98%93%110.0108.0111.0+2.40+2.90+1.60327
2016/1774%16%81%28%88%40%86%23%91%81%105.0105.0106.0+0.20+3.20+0.7014%343

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
2024/2541924.121%11%27%5%10%
2023/2442225.818%6%27%5%11%
2022/2341622.513%6%29%4%9%
2021/2241420.99%6%29%5%12%
2020/2137621.110%6%27%
2018/1935221.712%6%28%3%5%
2017/1822.14%6%
2016/1734325.614%7%35%4%7%

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