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Newsham Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school

Warwick Street, Blyth NE24 4NX · newshamprimary.co.uk · 01670 353124

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected May 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
43%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Northumberland 58%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
452
99% of 457 places
Local authority
Northumberland
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
41.1%
First language not English
5.5%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 45 families put the school first and 46 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 58 (Places 60)58September 2023: 44 (Places 46)44September 2024: 51 (Places 51)51September 2025: 41 (Places 41)41September 2026: 45 (Places 46)45Places 46
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202646451100%
September 2025Sept 202541411100%
September 2024Sept 202451511100%
September 2023Sept 202346441100%
September 2022Sept 20226058198%

Results

In 2024/25, 43% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Northumberland it was 58%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 42% (England 53%)42%2016/17: 42% (England 61%)42%2017/18: 60% (England 64%)60%2018/19: 63% (England 65%)63%2022/23: 43% (England 60%)43%2023/24: 42% (England 61%)42%2024/25: 43% (England 62%)43%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼43%62%
▼4%8%
Average scaled score
▼102106
▼102105
▼102105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Newsham Primary School on 7 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
7 May 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Dec 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Oct 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (66 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
94%
Replies
66
15% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲94% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲97% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲93% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲88% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲92% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲94% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲94% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲97% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●89% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲90% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲87% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 77% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲77% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 39% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲74% agreeEngland 67%

based on 19 parents (29%) with SEND

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