Co-op Academy Friarswood, Newcastle

From the headteacher's welcome: "I'm very proud to be the Headteacher of this wonderful school. Co-op Academy Friarswood is an inclusive, loving and caring primary school based in the Westlands in Newcastle-under-Lyme. We have a dedicated and enthusiastic team of staff who support children and families in their journey through the start of their education and learning journey."

The school runs after-school care, from £5.95 per morning.

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at Co-op Academy Friarswood reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (93% in reading, 89% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 26 families put Co-op Academy Friarswood as their first choice and 62 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Co-op Academy Friarswood are St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 60% reading, 62% maths); Hassell Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 58% reading, 74% maths); Langdale Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 78% reading, 75% maths); and Westlands Primary School (0.6 miles, 76% reading, 76% maths).

Co-op Academy Friarswood's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Co-op Academy Friarswood is one of 40 schools run by The Co-Operative Academies Trust, an academy trust.

1.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 12.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (82%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 26 pupils (12.1%) received SEN support and 2 (0.9%) 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 Stoke-on-Trent Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Seabridge Road (opposite), 280 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Co-op Academy Friarswood stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 374 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86), as is usual near a town centre.

Co-op Academy Friarswood recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Co-op Academy Friarswood are Newcastle Academy (0.7 miles), St John Fisher Catholic College (0.9 miles), Clayton Hall Academy (1.1 miles) and Thistley Hough Academy (1.2 miles).