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EnglandNorth EastNorthumberlandNE24 4NXNewsham Primary School
Primary

Newsham Primary School

Primary

Northumberland · Blyth · NE24 4NX www.newshamprimary.co.uk

Pupils
447
cap. 457
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
43%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
447
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
43%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
447
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/12/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorthumberland
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Newsham Primary School · Primary · Northumberland

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
43%
+1pp
63%53%42%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 43%
RWM higher standard
4%
+4pp
11%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
57%
Reading higher standard
20%
Writing expected standard
66%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
54%
Maths higher standard
18%
Science expected standard
68%
SPAG expected standard
59%
SPAG higher standard
16%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
447
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
40%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Warwick Street, Blyth, NE24 4NX
Local authority
Northumberland
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2543%4%57%20%66%9%54%18%68%59%102.0102.0102.023%447
2023/2442%0%61%3%56%2%49%5%69%56%102.0100.0101.022%439
2022/2343%0%68%18%62%2%57%13%62%57%104.0101.0101.0-1.80-2.80-3.4018%453
2018/1963%11%70%18%80%18%79%21%86%77%103.0105.0104.0-0.90+0.30+0.1016%454
2017/1860%11%78%33%80%22%71%20%84%87%105.0103.0107.0-0.70-0.50-1.3015%446
2016/1742%7%46%8%71%12%61%14%73%56%98.0100.0101.0-2.30+1.70-0.9012%464

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2544721.023%6%40%5%13%
2023/2443920.122%6%39%6%15%
2022/2345319.318%6%38%6%17%
2021/2245522.417%6%37%8%23%
2020/2144821.015%5%33%
2018/1945420.916%4%39%5%11%
2017/1844620.615%2%41%5%12%
2016/1746420.112%2%44%4%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.