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Old Newton Church of England Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy

School Road, Old Newton, Stowmarket IP14 4PJ · oldnewton.suffolk.sch.uk · 01449 673257

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
67%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Suffolk 59%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
70
96% of 73 places
Local authority
Suffolk
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
15.7%
First language not English
1.4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Tilian Partnership

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 12 families put the school first and 12 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: 15 (Places 15)15September 2023: 15 (Places 15)15September 2024: 12 (Places 13)12September 2025: 8 (Places 8)8September 2026: 12 (Places 12)12Places 12
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202612121100%
September 2025Sept 2025881100%
September 2024Sept 202413120.9100%
September 2023Sept 202315151100%
September 2022Sept 202215151100%

Results

In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Suffolk it was 59%, 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: 22% (England 53%)22%2016/17: 67% (England 61%)67%2017/18: 50% (England 64%)50%2018/19: 64% (England 65%)64%2022/23: 53% (England 60%)53%2023/24: 47% (England 61%)47%2024/25: 67% (England 62%)67%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲67%62%
●8%8%
Average scaled score
●107106
●107105
●103105

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124739)

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Old Newton Church of England Primary School on 3 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
3 Dec 2024
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, Jun 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Dec 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Dec 2008Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

69% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (29 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
69%
Replies
29
41% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼76% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼83% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼76% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼69% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼76% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲89% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼76% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼76% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲96% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼69% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼63% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 76% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲65% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 48% who had a child bullied

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