Newker 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
- County Durham
- Unique reference
- 131233
- Address
- Waldridge Road, DH2 3AA
- Website
- newkerprimary.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 378 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.7%
- Girls
- 51.3%
- First language not English
- 3.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.5%
- Persistent absence
- 11.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.1%
White British 92.9%
Mixed 2.7%
Other White 1.1%
Other Asian 1.1%
Indian 0.8%
African 0.8%
Irish 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.5
WritingAverage0
MathsBelow average-1.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 70%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Newker Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 31
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 21.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 8 2 6 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 18 8 10 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 13 7 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 39 16 23 |
| Year 1 | 43 23 20 |
| Year 2 | 48 21 27 |
| Year 3 | 56 32 24 |
| Year 4 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 5 | 34 19 15 |
| Year 6 | 59 27 32 |