Chesterton Primary School
Academy converter in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 155 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 52.90% |
| Trust or sponsor | COLLECTIVE VISION TRUST |
| Local authority | Staffordshire |
| Address | Brittain Avenue, Chesterton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 7NT |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.chestertonprimary.org.uk |
| Telephone | 01782568650 |
| URN | 143345 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 9 December 2025, published 5 February 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 8 June 2021, published 8 July 2021:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Churchfields Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Sun Academy Bradwell (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Crackley Bank Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Bursley Academy (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Ellison Primary Academy (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- Hempstalls Primary School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.