May Bank Infants' School
Community primary school in Newcastle (Staffordshire).
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2023
Early years (EYFS)
Outstanding
Ofsted, Dec 2023
Attendance rate
96.5%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
24.7
▲ 4.0 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
4.6%
▼ 20pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
4.6%
▼ 11pp England 2025/26: 15.4%
2025/26
Capacity
96%
173 / 180 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
14.3%
▼ 0.2pp England 2024/25: 14.5% (primary schools)
2024/25
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Nearby schools
nearest first53 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School, 0.4 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Wulstan's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Primary | 457 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2013, previous school) |
| St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled | 0.5 mi | Primary | 222 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| The Orme AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.5 mi | Secondary | 768 | Good, 2024 |
| Merryfields SchoolAcademy special converter | 0.5 mi | Special | 118 | Ungraded inspection, May 2025Last graded Good (Mar 2014, previous school) |
| Lyme Brook Independent SchoolOther independent special | 0.6 mi | Special | 6 | - |
| Hempstalls Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 501 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good |
| Demetae AcademyOther independent | 0.7 mi | Independent | 50 | - |
| Ellison Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 329 | Good, 2023 |
| Etruscan Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 443 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; early years provision Good |
| Harpfield Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.9 mi | Primary | 226 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2015) |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme SchoolOther independent | 0.9 mi | Independent | 868 | - |
| Oaklands Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 0.9 mi | Nursery | 37 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Outstanding (Jan 2013) |
| Kaleidoscope SchoolOther independent special | 1.0 mi | Special | 41 | - |
| Regent CollegeSpecial post 16 institution | 1.0 mi | Special | - | - |
| Hassell Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 173 | Good, 2023 |
| St John Fisher Catholic CollegeAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Secondary | 1,075 | Requires improvement, 2023 |
| Phoenix Independent SchoolOther independent | 1.1 mi | Independent | 32 | - |
| The RegistryOther independent | 1.1 mi | Independent | 13 | - |
| Newcastle and Stafford Colleges GroupFurther education | 1.2 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 229 | Good, 2022 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 444 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Good (Jan 2017) |
| Emerge SchoolOther independent special | 1.2 mi | Special | 41 | - |
| Snowhill SchoolOther independent special | 1.3 mi | Special | 54 | - |
| Blackfriars AcademyAcademy special converter | 1.3 mi | Special | 121 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Outstanding (Jan 2013, previous school) |
| St Giles' and St George's Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 360 | Good, 2023 |
| St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 449 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good |
| Edison Pace SchoolOther independent special | 1.3 mi | Special | 48 | - |
| Stoke-on-Trent CollegeFurther education | 1.4 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| St Peter's Catholic AcademyAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 238 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Forest Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 457 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2013, previous school) |
| Cedars - Newcastle, Moorlands and Darwin BasesPupil referral unit | 1.5 mi | Alternative provision | 48 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2014) |
| The Willows Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 689 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Sun Academy BradwellAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 167 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2018) |
| Co-op Academy FriarswoodAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 214 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2013, previous school) |
| Churchfields Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.6 mi | Primary | 391 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Knutton St Marys CofE AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.6 mi | Primary | 168 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (May 2019) |
| Coppice AcademyAcademy special converter | 1.6 mi | Special | 106 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements |
| St John's CofE (A) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.6 mi | Primary | 270 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Excellence Girls AcademyOther independent | 1.7 mi | Independent | 90 | - |
| University of StaffordshireHigher education institutions | 1.7 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| Bursley AcademyAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 400 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| North Road AcademyOther independent special | 1.7 mi | Special | 116 | - |
| Thistley Hough AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 1,105 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Saint Nathaniel's AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Primary | 474 | Good, 2024 |
| Alpha Learning StaffordshireOther independent special | 1.8 mi | Special | 25 | - |
| City of Stoke-On-Trent Sixth Form CollegeAcademy 16-19 converter | 1.8 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Chesterton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 155 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| Waterside Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 473 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Outstanding (May 2019, previous school) |
| Co-op Academy Stoke-On-TrentAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 1,300 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2013) |
| Hanley St Luke's Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 455 | Good, 2022This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Sneyd AcademyAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 559 | Good, 2023 |
| Chesterton Community Sports CollegeAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 915 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 2, Needs attention in 1 |
| Newcastle AcademyAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Secondary | 441 | Good, 2023 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 30% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 8 of 10).
Overall deprivation8
Income7
Employment7
Education and skills8
Health6
Crime9
Barriers to housing and services10
Living environment5
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 50
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