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Newtons Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Lowen Road, Rainham RM13 8QR · newtons.havering.sch.uk · 01708 558613
On the mapSearch near RM13 8QR
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 59%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Havering 65%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Havering Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 459
- 100% of 460 places
- Local authority
- Havering
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 23%
- First language not English
- 32%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Havering Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 54 families put the school first and 57 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 57 | 54 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 52 | 39 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 53 | 47 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 58 | 53 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 54 | 49 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Havering it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼59% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Newtons Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 8 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (27 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 70%
- Replies
- 27
- 6% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied