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EnglandNorth WestCumberlandCA2 7LWNewtown Primary School
Primary

Newtown Primary School

Primary

Cumberland · Carlisle · CA2 7LW www.newtown.cumbria.sch.uk

Pupils
144
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
144
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
144
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 10/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCumberland
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Newtown Primary School · Primary · Cumberland

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
55%
+19pp
55%44%32%
'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
RWM higher standard
3%
+3pp
3%2%0%
'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
18%
Writing expected standard
58%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
61%
Maths higher standard
18%
Science expected standard
67%
SPAG expected standard
52%
SPAG higher standard
6%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
100.0

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
144
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
17%
FSM eligible
64%
SEN
28%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Newtown Road, Carlisle, CA2 7LW
Local authority
Cumberland
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
2024/2555%3%67%18%58%18%61%18%67%52%103.0102.0100.028%144
2023/2436%0%55%27%45%0%82%9%64%55%102.0105.0100.019%129
2022/2332%0%64%9%59%23%41%0%59%59%102.097.0100.0-1.30+0.50-5.9019%121

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
2024/2514419.528%17%64%6%8%
2023/2412920.219%17%64%5%15%
2022/2312122.419%12%72%7%25%
2021/2212532%12%68%8%30%
2020/2112125.939%7%64%

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