Newcastle-under-Lyme School
Other independent school · Mixed · Staffordshire
Mount Pleasant, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1DB
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
868
Capacity used
Has space77%
1,121 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 2–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Michael Getty
- Address
- Mount Pleasant, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1DB
- Phone
- 01782631197
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Town · Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 124487
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 6% | — | — |
868 pupils · 1,121 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
Read the full Ofsted reportGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 37.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.54 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 41.37 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.95 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 83 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 42.31 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 39.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 69 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 51 | 80% | 96% | 100% | |
| Physics | 51 | 75% | 96% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 51 | 73% | 92% | 98% | |
| History | 38 | 82% | 95% | 100% | |
| Geography | 33 | 61% | 82% | 97% | |
| Combined Science | 32 | 28% | 72% | 94% | |
| Spanish | 26 | 62% | 92% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 24 | 88% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physical Education | 24 | 25% | 79% | 92% | |
| Design & Technology | 23 | 52% | 96% | 96% | |
| French | 16 | 63% | 100% | 100% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 13 | 62% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 25 | 0% | 40% | 84% | |
| Biology | 21 | 10% | 62% | 71% | |
| History | 21 | 5% | 48% | 81% | |
| Mathematics | 21 | 24% | 67% | 90% | |
| Psychology | 17 | 0% | 18% | 82% | |
| Business Studies | 17 | 6% | 24% | 71% | |
| English Literature | 13 | 8% | 31% | 92% | |
| Physics | 11 | 0% | 36% | 73% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 10 | 0% | 10% | 60% | |
| Economics | 9 | 0% | 11% | 89% | |
| Logic / Philosophy | 8 | 13% | 13% | 88% | |
| Geography | 6 | 0% | 17% | 67% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 12688: Newcastle-under-Lyme School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.