St Mary's CofE Primary School
About St Mary's CofE Primary School
St Mary's CofE Primary School in Newcastle-under-Lyme holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a significant improvement from its previous Requires Improvement grade. The school was last inspected in 2019, when inspectors judged overall effectiveness, leadership and management, and early years provision all as Good. This upward trajectory matters for parents: the school has demonstrated it can sustain quality over time, with an ungraded inspection in 2019 confirming it remains Good. With just 51 pupils on roll against a capacity of 84, it is a small, intentionally intimate setting. The most telling academic metric is the local authority average for Key Stage 2 attainment, which sits at 65 per cent. While St Mary's does not have its own published KS2 data in this profile, the school's Good rating and small class sizes suggest it is performing at least in line with or above that local benchmark. The school is Church of England, which shapes its character, and it has a nursery provision for children from age three.
Key Details
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
19 Nov 2019Latest monitoring visit (19 Nov 2019): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 10 Jun 2015. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:55 – 15:15
Breakfast club
07:45-08:40
Source: st-marys-mucklestone.staffs.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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