3 secondary schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme, sorted by latest
Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states
which, and the guide explains the
difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one
Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't
invent rankings.
Newcastle-under-Lyme in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme first 301 times for 398 places: 0.76 first choices per place, against 0.98 across the Staffordshire authority's 49 schools. 0 of the 3 had more first choices than places. For 2019 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Clayton Hall Academy, to 2.50 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.