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Newport School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Newport Road, London E10 6PJ · newport.waltham.sch.uk · 020 8539 4552
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Waltham Forest 74%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.47 mi
- 0.76 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Waltham Forest Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 849
- 9 over 840 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 15.5%
- First language not English
- 32.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.47 mi (761 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.48 mi (766 m). Source: Waltham Forest Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 121 families put the school first and 120 places were offered; 90% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 120 | 121 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 120 | 116 | 1 | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 119 | 120 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 120 | 125 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 119 | 124 | 1▲ | 90% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.47 mi0.76 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.48 mi0.77 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.40 mi0.65 km | |
| September 2023 | 0.44 mi0.71 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.32 mi0.52 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 18% the higher standard. Across Waltham Forest it was 74%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ▲18% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Newport School on 29 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 29 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Mar 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (182 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 182
- 22% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (11%) with SEND