Newton Primary School

Cheshire West and ChesterCommunity school

Kingsway West, Newton, Chester, CH2 2LA

Headteacher: Miss Caralyn BignellSchool website ↗Pupils: 391 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted Requires Improvement
Inspected October 2023
53%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Requires Improvement
Inspected October 2023
100%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 17 October 2023Full report ↗

Requires Improvement

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Requires Improvement
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Requires Improvement

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
53.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
0.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 80%·Writing 53%·Maths 85%All three 53%
Reading
Expected80%
Exceeding33%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected53%
Exceeding0%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected85%
Exceeding38%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
48
How many families wanted this school first?
36
How many got their first choice?
36of 36 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
85

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
10.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
15.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
23.0%
Boys and girls
46%girls·54%boys
178 girls, 213 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 72% (2018/19), currently 53%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1642.0%2.0%+0.9-3.5-0.2
2016/1764.0%5.0%+3.80.0+1.8
2017/1860.0%8.0%+0.9-0.3-1.5
2018/1972.0%17.0%+2.4+0.8+2.5
2022/2362.0%7.0%+3.6-1.4+0.9
2023/2467.0%5.0%---
2024/2553.0%0.0%---
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