Newsham Primary School is a primary school located in Blyth. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 22/01/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Warwick Street, Blyth, NE24 4NX
Website: www.newshamprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01670353124
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Northumberland
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Anne-Marie Armstrong-Ducat
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 122261

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 22/01/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 457
Number of Pupils: 448
Number of Boys: 231
Number of Girls: 217

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.5 to 0.7
Writing
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.1 to 1.8
Maths
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newsham Primary School
Warwick Street , NE24 4NX
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
New Delaval Primary School
Delaval Gardens , New Delaval NE24 4DA
3out of 4 624 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
Claremont Terrace , NE24 2LE
- not rated 1,451 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Malvin's Close Academy
Malvin's Close Academy, Albion Way , NE24 5BL
2out of 4 1,646 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Croftway Academy
William Street , NE24 2HP
1out of 4 1,654 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Blyth Academy
Chase Farm Drive , NE24 4JP
2out of 4 1,757 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bede Academy
Sixth Avenue , NE24 2SY
3out of 4 752 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Dales School
Cowpen Road , NE24 4RE
4out of 4 2,299 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.