Newker Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 27 2020 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
- 386 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 3.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.7%
- Persistent absence
- 22.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.9%
White British 92%
Mixed 3.1%
Other White 1.8%
Other Asian 1.3%
Other 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
African 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 59%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 10%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Newker Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 34
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 34
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 28
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 34
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 5 2 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 14 5 9 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 13 6 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 40 19 21 |
| Year 1 | 48 23 25 |
| Year 2 | 58 35 23 |
| Year 3 | 58 26 32 |
| Year 4 | 34 19 15 |
| Year 5 | 59 28 31 |
| Year 6 | 57 34 23 |