Chesterton Community Sports College, Newcastle

In 2026, pupils at Chesterton Community Sports College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.7 in Staffordshire and 47 across England.

26% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 39% in Staffordshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 41.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.1: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 35.7, against 47 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 29 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Spanish, Combined Science and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 200 families put Chesterton Community Sports College as their first choice and 295 named it as one of their preferences, for 180 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 23 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Chesterton Community Sports College are The Orme Academy (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.7); St John Fisher Catholic College (1.7 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 41.7); Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.2); and Sir Thomas Boughey Academy (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.8).

Chesterton Community Sports College's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Chesterton Community Sports College is one of 8 schools run by Collective Vision Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 178 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 73% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 66% to a further education college, 10% to an apprenticeship and 5% into work.

37.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 3.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 281 pupils (30.7%) received SEN support and 23 (2.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Platform 2, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Albert Street (adjacent), 340 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 135 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Chesterton Community Sports College issued 16 suspensions, 1.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Chesterton Community Sports College are Churchfields Primary School (0.4 miles), Chesterton Primary School (0.4 miles), Crackley Bank Primary School (0.6 miles) and Sun Academy Bradwell (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.