Newsham Primary School
Primary schoolNewsham Primary School is a primary school in Northumberland, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 452 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 7 May 2025
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 43% of pupils at Newsham Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Northumberland and 62% in England.
4% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Northumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- New Delaval Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2024. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)570 m
- Bede AcademyAll-through. Good (overall), April 2024. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)690 m
- Gilbert Ward AcademySpecial. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met1.1 km
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Malvin's Close AcademyPrimary. Outstanding (overall), January 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Croftway AcademyPrimary. Outstanding (overall), January 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Northumberland
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).