Churchfields Primary School

About Churchfields Primary School

Churchfields Primary School sits within the Staffordshire local authority, a large county with 308 primary schools, of which 20 currently hold an Outstanding rating. In the Newcastle-under-Lyme area specifically, Churchfields ranks 20th out of 35 primary schools, placing it in the middle of the pack locally. The top-performing peers in the same LA include St John's Catholic Primary School, Needwood CofE Primary School, and Woodseaves CE Primary Academy, all of which achieved the maximum ranking score. Churchfields itself was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in February 2025, a step down from its previous Outstanding rating in 2015. The inspection gave the school Good marks across the board for quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. With 389 pupils on roll against a capacity of 415, the school is nearly full, and 30% of its pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is above the national average.

Academically, Churchfields delivers solid but not exceptional results at Key Stage 2. In the 2023/24 academic year, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, just above the Staffordshire LA average of 65%. However, the proportion reaching the higher standard in all three subjects was just 2%, which is low. Looking at individual subjects, 75% met expectations in reading and writing, while 81% did so in maths, with an average maths score of 106 and reading score of 105. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is unclear how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points. Nationally, Churchfields ranks 5,839th out of 13,686 primary schools based on the combined expected standard metric, placing it in the 42nd percentile. Within the West Midlands region, it sits at 569th out of 1,378 schools. These figures suggest a school that performs around the median, with particular strength in maths but limited stretch for the highest achievers.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a gymnasium, sports hall, playing fields, ICT suite, sensory room, forest school, and even a chapel. Sports on offer include cross country, dance, football, cricket and athletics, while clubs range from drama and choir to eco club, chess, film club and coding. Churchfields also provides nursery provision for children from age three. The school is oversubscribed for 2025/26, with 47 applications for 28 places and all 28 first-preference applicants offered a spot, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.68. SEND support covers a wide spectrum, including specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, visual impairment, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent View responses from 40 parents between September 2024 and September 2025 show 83% would recommend the school, though there are notable pockets of dissatisfaction: 25% strongly disagreed that SEND children receive the support they need, and 23% disagreed that the school supports wider personal development. This is a school that suits families looking for a well-equipped, inclusive primary with good core results, but those with children who have SEND or high aspirations for top grades may want to probe further.

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