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Westlands Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Ostend Place, Westlands, Newcastle-under-Lyme ST5 2QY · westlands.staffs.sch.uk · 01782 973790
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 64%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Staffordshire 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.23 mi
- 1.97 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Staffordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 204
- 93% of 220 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Free school meals
- 15.2%
- First language not English
- 14.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.23 mi (1.97 km) from the school. Source: Staffordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 33 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 91% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 26 | 24 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.23 mi1.97 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Staffordshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●64% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124119)
Ofsted
Westlands Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 17 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 17 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124119)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 124119), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124119)
Jan 2012Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124119)