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Newton Primary School

Primary

Cheshire West and Chester · Chester · CH2 2LA https://www.newtonprimary.cheshire.sch.uk/

Pupils
391
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
391
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
391
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 17/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCheshire West and Chester
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Newton Primary School · Primary · Cheshire West and Chester

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
53%
-14pp
72%63%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
RWM higher standard
0%
-5pp
17%9%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
53%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
38%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
85%
SPAG higher standard
37%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
391
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
18%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Kingsway West, Newton, Chester, CH2 2LA
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
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
2024/2553%0%80%33%53%0%85%38%77%85%107.0108.0109.014%391
2023/2467%5%79%48%76%5%91%34%98%95%109.0108.0109.010%404
2022/2362%7%85%43%62%7%80%23%84%82%108.0106.0107.0+3.60-1.40+0.9015%418
2018/1972%17%83%33%78%20%83%28%83%93%106.0107.0110.0+2.40+0.80+2.5010%403
2017/1860%8%83%21%83%21%67%17%81%88%106.0103.0109.0+0.90-0.30-1.509%397
2016/1764%5%80%34%73%9%77%20%82%89%106.0105.0108.0+3.80+0.00+1.808%383

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
2024/2539121.014%18%13%4%8%
2023/2440422.910%16%12%4%6%
2022/2341823.815%14%12%4%10%
2021/2241422.214%15%12%5%12%
2020/2140522.011%18%14%
2018/1940323.110%15%12%3%4%
2017/1839722.69%15%12%3%5%
2016/1738320.38%17%15%3%6%

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