Living in Newcastle-Under-Lyme with children
Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date. 76,511 people in 33,651 households; 26.1% of households have dependent children (Census 2021 (ONS, via NOMIS), summed over the town's output areas).
Schools
12 schools: 7 state primary, 3 state secondary, 1 sixth form or college, 1 privateNewcastle-Under-Lyme on the schools map →Every school in Newcastle-Under-Lyme, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (7)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwins Gate CofE(VC) Primary School | School remains Good | Top 23% (52/229) in Staffordshire | — |
| Sun Academy Bradwell | School remains Good | Top 24% (53/229) in Staffordshire | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | School remains Good | Top 47% (107/229) in Staffordshire | — |
| Seabridge Primary School | Ofsted report card | Top 48% (108/229) in Staffordshire | — |
| Westlands Primary School | Good | (136/229) in Staffordshire | 1.227 miles (2026) |
| Chesterton Primary School | Ofsted report card | (216/229) in Staffordshire | — |
| Knutton St Marys CofE Academy | Some aspects not as strong | (225/229) in Staffordshire | — |
State secondary schools (3)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Hall Academy | Good | Top 27% (14/53) in Staffordshire | — |
| St John Fisher Catholic College | Requires improvement | (36/53) in Staffordshire | — |
| Newcastle Academy | Good | (53/53) in Staffordshire | — |
Sixth forms and colleges (1)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group | Outstanding | Top 17% (6/37) in Staffordshire | — |
Private schools (1)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle-under-Lyme School | Independent Schools Inspectorate: standards met | 1st (1/5) in Staffordshire | — |
Rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out); schools with hidden or no results get none. Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Homes and prices
Typical sale, last 12 months (Land Registry)The middle sale of each type, September 2025 to August 2026: half sold for more, half for less (207 detached, 378 semi-detached, 196 terraced, 41 flat or maisonette sales). Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales inside the ONS built-up area outline of Newcastle-Under-Lyme. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Look up a home in Newcastle-Under-Lyme →Getting around
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes). Straight-line distances.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 90% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 98%, on average across the 1,847 postcodes in ST5. Check the postcode you are looking at: it can differ street by street.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode (an average of postcodes, not of homes).
Safety and environment
The town centre; addresses varyChildcare
Ofsted early years register; published pricesWhat Ofsted found: 1 outstanding; 4 good, or expected standard; 2 not inspected yet. A typical nursery place in this region costs about £6.88 an hour for a two-year-old.
All of them: 7 in Staffordshire.
Sources: Ofsted, Childcare providers and inspections; each nursery's own fees page, read by 16 October 2026; Coram Family and Childcare, Childcare Survey 2026: average nursery price for 50 hours a week after the working-parent entitlement (paying for 20 hours), by region.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, Staffordshire
The next dates for families applyingApplication deadlines and offer days: Staffordshire.
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