St John's CofE (C) Primary School | Primary in Newcastle, Newcastle-under-Lyme | Ofsted & DfE

80%

RWM expected · 2024/25

15%

RWM higher · 2024/25

173

Pupils · 2023/24

16%

EAL · 2023/24

Persistent abs. · 2023/24

80%

RWM expected · 2024/25

15%

RWM higher · 2024/25

173

Pupils · 2023/24

16%

EAL · 2023/24

Persistent abs. · 2023/24

80%

RWM expected · 2024/25

15%

RWM higher · 2024/25

173

Pupils · 2023/24

16%

EAL · 2023/24

Persistent abs. · 2023/24

Closed school

This school is closed.

Local authorityStaffordshire

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio18.0:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusClosed

Overview of St John's CofE (C) Primary School · Primary · Staffordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

80%

+2pp

81%79%76%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 80%

RWM higher standard

15%

+4pp

15%11%6%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

85%

Reading higher standard

40%

Writing expected standard

95%

Writing higher standard

35%

Maths expected standard

90%

Maths higher standard

30%

Science expected standard

100%

SPAG expected standard

80%

SPAG higher standard

35%

Reading scaled score

108.0

Maths scaled score

107.0

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

2023/24

Pupils on roll

173

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.0

EAL

16%

FSM eligible

SEN

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Quarry Bank Road, Keele, Newcastle, ST5 5AF

Local authority

Staffordshire

Website

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Telephone

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	80%	15%	85%	40%	95%	35%	90%	30%	100%	80%	108.0	107.0	107.0	—	—	—	—	161
2023/24	78%	11%	93%	48%	85%	11%	85%	52%	96%	89%	110.0	107.0	110.0	—	—	—	9%	173
2022/23	81%	12%	88%	50%	88%	15%	92%	46%	96%	88%	110.0	109.0	110.0	+3.30	+1.30	+2.20	9%	187
2018/19	81%	6%	91%	38%	84%	13%	94%	34%	94%	94%	107.0	108.0	109.0	+2.00	-0.20	+2.50	8%	188
2017/18	76%	10%	90%	38%	79%	14%	83%	38%	97%	86%	108.0	107.0	110.0	+0.00	-2.80	-0.30	6%	194
2016/17	66%	10%	86%	48%	79%	14%	83%	41%	90%	86%	107.0	107.0	109.0	+0.30	-1.60	+0.40	8%	195

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2023/24	173	18.0	9%	16%	7%	4%	8%
2022/23	187	20.5	9%	17%	8%	5%	13%
2021/22	200	24.7	11%	12%	8%	4%	9%
2020/21	193	21.2	9%	12%	9%	—	—
2018/19	188	23.2	8%	15%	8%	3%	4%
2017/18	194	24.0	6%	15%	9%	4%	5%
2016/17	195	24.1	8%	15%	8%	4%	6%