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Cedars - Newcastle, Moorlands and Darwin Bases
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Pupil referral unit
High Street, Knutton, Newcastle-under-Lyme ST5 6BX · cedarsnewcastle.staffs.sch.uk · 01782 973760
Overview
- Ofsted
- Concerns
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
- Pupils
- 48
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 54.2%
- First language not English
- 2.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 30.4 | +20.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3 | — |
| Employment | 4.3 | −35.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 39.1 | +19.1 |
| Activity not captured | 21.7 | +1.7 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Cedars - Newcastle, Moorlands and Darwin Bases was: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Concerns
- Inspected
- 25 Jun 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Apr 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good