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Chesterton Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Helen Swindells

corporate_fareCOLLECTIVE VISION TRUST

location_onNewcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5 7NT

language Visit Website phone 1782568650

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

175

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Expected Standard

38%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Chesterton Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Newcastle-Under-Lyme, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 93% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Chesterton Primary School is an academy converter in Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of COLLECTIVE VISION TRUST. The school has approximately 177 pupils on roll, of whom 65% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 38% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #212 of 216 primaries in Staffordshire and #13,538 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 62%

Reading76% LA 75%

Writing67% LA 72%

Maths48% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading74% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing68% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths68% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

29%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading42% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing29% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths50% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.6

Read

LA -0.1

-6.2 to -1.1

-4.0

Write

LA -0.1

-6.4 to -1.6

-1.9

Maths

LA -0.2

-4.3 to 0.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading37% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths63% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.2

Read

LA -0.5

-6.5 to -1.8

-0.7

Write

LA -0.5

-2.8 to 1.5

-2.6

Maths

LA -0.8

-4.6 to -0.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

29%

LA 64%

Reading43% LA 75%

Writing54% LA 78%

Maths39% LA 75%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.4

Read

LA -0.4

-7.7 to -3.1

-2.3

Write

LA -0.3

-4.5 to -0.1

-4.2

Maths

LA -0.6

-6.2 to -2.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 June 2021

Inspection Report

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03 February 2021

Inspection Report

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13 October 2020

Inspection Report

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10 September 2019

Inspection Report

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06 October 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2021-06-08

Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-09-10

S5 Inspection EIF

Inadequate

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Good

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2012-09-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-09-29

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.7%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.1%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 177 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.7%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	177	3	1.7%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	170	1	0.6%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	178	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	166	1	0.6%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	155	1	0.6%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	177	3	1.7%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	175	5	2.9%	0.6%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	168	1	0.6%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	183	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	175	4	2.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	159	4	2.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	135	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	138	1	0.7%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	140	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	135	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	135	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	143	4	2.8%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	152	4	2.6%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	152	2	1.3%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	150	8	5.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	163	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	160	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	164	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	174	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	174	0	0.0%	0.4%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils