Newton Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Oct 17 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Unique reference
- 110976
- Address
- Kingsway West, Newton, CH2 2LA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 391 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.5%
- Girls
- 45.5%
- First language not English
- 17.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13%
- Persistent absence
- 9.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.0%
White British 72.9%
Mixed 6.7%
Bangladeshi 6.6%
Other White 5.6%
African 2.6%
Other 1.3%
Indian 1%
Other Asian 1%
Pakistani 0.8%
Irish 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell above average3.6
WritingAverage-1.4
MathsAverage0.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 67%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 109
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Newton Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 48
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 36
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 36
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 40 21 19 |
| Year 1 | 55 31 24 |
| Year 2 | 58 25 33 |
| Year 3 | 58 34 24 |
| Year 4 | 60 33 27 |
| Year 5 | 60 31 29 |
| Year 6 | 60 38 22 |