Newtown Primary School
Primary schoolNewtown Primary School is a primary school in Exeter, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 128 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Requires improvement (overall), September 2021, before the school changed
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 14 September 2021
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
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, 81% of pupils at Newtown Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Devon and 62% in England.
13% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 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- The Maynard SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file360 m
- St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & NurseryPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)520 m
- Ladysmith Junior SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), May 2024, before the school changed700 m
- Ladysmith Infant & Nursery SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), February 2023, before the school changed720 m
- Exeter Mathematics SchoolSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file760 m
- Exeter SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file830 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Exeter
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).