Castle Hill School
Castle Hill School is an independent special school in Newcastle Under Lyme for boys and girls aged 7 to 14. It has 17 pupils and room for 20.
2 Castle Hill, Nantwich Road, Audley, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST7 8DH01782 491185education.keyschildren.co.uk/school/audley-schoolMr Jonathan Maskrey headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Staffordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 17 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 14 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 36% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 64% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravensmead Primary School | Council | 450 m | 317 | Good 2024 | 16 | Compare |
| Wood Lane Primary School | Foundation | 1.0 miles | 48 | No overall grade 2025 | 17 | Compare |
| Sir Thomas Boughey Academy | Academy | 1.1 miles | 445 | Report card 2026 | 12 | Compare |
| Alsagers Bank Primary Academy | Academy | 1.6 miles | 178 | Not inspected | 75 | Compare |
| St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School | Church of England | 1.9 miles | 274 | Good 2023 | 68 | Compare |
| Springhead Primary School | Academy | 2.1 miles | 214 | Good 2023 | 78 | Compare |
| Crackley Bank Primary School | Academy | 2.2 miles | 198 | Good 2023 | 44 | Compare |
| Chesterton Community Sports College | Academy | 2.3 miles | 915 | Good 2022 | 32 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Castle Hill School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Castle Hill School yet.
How many pupils does Castle Hill School have?
17 pupils aged 7 to 14 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 20 places, so it is 85% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 2 Castle Hill, Nantwich Road, Audley, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST7 8DH
- Telephone
- 01782 491185
- Website
- education.keyschildren.co.uk/school/audley-school
- Headteacher
- Mr Jonathan Maskrey
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 7-14
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward
- Audley
- Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 10 December 2018 (new provision)
- URN
- 146078 · LAESTAB 8606048
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.