Westlands Primary School
Primary school in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Good (Oct 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 17 October 2023, report published 27 November 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to Westlands Primary School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Westlands Primary School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around October 2027
The last inspection was in October 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.6 milesCo-op Academy Friarswood
School remains Good (May 2023)
- 0.6 milesSt Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy
Good (Mar 2023)
- 0.7 milesSeabridge Primary School
Report card, Mar 2026: 1 strong, 6 expected
- 0.7 milesLangdale Primary School
Good (Jul 2024)
- 0.8 milesSt Mary's Catholic Primary School
School remains Good (Dec 2022)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.