St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Silverdale Road, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2TA
444 pupils · 98% of 455 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Free school meals
- 18.6%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 14 December 2022, published 5 February 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 69% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 50 | 47 | 96 | 50 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 52 | 51 | 92 | 52 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 43 | 42 | 84 | 43 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 50 | 50 | 80 | 50 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 47 | 47 | 79 | 47 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 46 | 46 | 76 | 46 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 48 | 48 | 81 | 48 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 43 | 42 | 74 | 43 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy 0.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Hassell Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Co-op Academy Friarswood 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Knutton St Marys CofE Academy 1.2 km · Some aspects not as strong (2025)
- Hempstalls Primary School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Westlands Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.