Newsham Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good May 7 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 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
- Northumberland
- Unique reference
- 122261
- Address
- Warwick Street, NE24 4NX
- Website
- www.newshamprimary.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 447 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.9%
- Girls
- 46.1%
- First language not English
- 6.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36%
- Persistent absence
- 11.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.1%
White British 90.2%
Mixed 2.9%
Other Asian 2%
Other White 1.6%
African 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Other Black 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-1.8
WritingWell below average-2.8
MathsWell below average-3.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 42%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Newsham Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 41
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 41
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 41
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 4 2 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 4 2 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 18 9 9 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 17 8 9 |
| Reception, Full-time | 58 30 28 |
| Year 1 | 54 27 27 |
| Year 2 | 59 37 22 |
| Year 3 | 57 26 31 |
| Year 4 | 62 38 24 |
| Year 5 | 58 32 26 |
| Year 6 | 56 30 26 |