Demetae Academy
Demetae Academy is an independent school in for boys and girls aged 3 to 16. It has 50 pupils and room for 60.
17a King Street, Newcastle under Lyme, ST5 1JF01782 893079demetaeacademy.org.ukMr Matthew Davies headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 50 | 42 | 30 | 25 | 11 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 26% | 20% | 24% | 18% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyme Brook Independent School | Independent (grammar) | 160 m | 6 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme School | Independent | 420 m | 868 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Hassell Primary School | Council | 520 m | 173 | Good 2023 | 28 | Compare |
| Harpfield Primary Academy | Academy | 570 m | 226 | Not inspected | 61 | Compare |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 980 m | 444 | Good 2022 | 64 | Compare |
| May Bank Infants' School | Council | 0.7 miles | 173 | Good 2023 | 70 | Compare |
| Blackfriars Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 121 | Outstanding 2023 | – | Compare |
| St John Fisher Catholic College | Academy | 0.7 miles | 1,075 | Requires improvement 2023 | 11 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Demetae Academy a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Demetae Academy yet.
How many pupils does Demetae Academy have?
50 pupils aged 3 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 60 places, so it is 83% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 17a King Street, Newcastle under Lyme, ST5 1JF
- Telephone
- 01782 893079
- Website
- www.demetaeacademy.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Davies
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 3-16, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward
- May Bank
- Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 19 August 2021 (new provision)
- URN
- 148598 · LAESTAB 8606086
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.