Newton Bluecoat Church of England Primary School

LancashireVoluntary aided school

School Lane, Newton-with-Scales, Preston, PR4 3RT

Headteacher: Mrs Elizabeth RobinsonSchool website ↗Pupils: 208 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
83% of first-choice applicants offered a place
70%
Reading, Writing & Maths
83%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

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.
70.0%
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%.
22.0%
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 81%·Writing 78%·Maths 93%All three 70%
Reading
Expected81%
Exceeding33%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected78%
Exceeding26%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected93%
Exceeding48%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

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

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
35
How many got their first choice?
29of 35 (82.9%)
How many applied in total?
63

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
19.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
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).
7.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
102 girls, 106 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 85% (2018/19), currently 70%

* 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
2015/1656.0%7.0%-2.7-1.8-0.7
2016/1759.0%12.0%-2.8-0.1+0.9
2017/1877.0%8.0%-1.00.0-0.4
2018/1985.0%15.0%+1.0+2.2+3.0
2022/2381.0%23.0%+0.3+2.5+1.9
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2024/2570.0%22.0%---