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Newtown Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Newtown Road, Carlisle CA2 7LW · newtown.cumbria.sch.uk · 01228 409650
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 55%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cumberland 56%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 131
- 62% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 62.5%
- First language not English
- 14.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 15 families put the school first and 15 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 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Cumberland it was 56%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼55% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112218)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Newtown Primary School on 17 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 17 Jun 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 112218), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2020Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112218)
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112218)
Jul 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112218)
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (38 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 38
- 26% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied