Newton Primary School is a primary school located in Chester. 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 27/03/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.7%, which is 1.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Kingsway West, Chester

School Information

Address: Kingsway West, Chester, CH2 2LA
Website: www.newtonprimary.dbprimary.com
Telephone: 01244981155
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Mark Griffiths
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 110976

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 405
Number of Boys: 214
Number of Girls: 191

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 0.7 to 4.2
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.8 to 2.4
Maths
Above Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 1 to 4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

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

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's Community Nursery School
Old Wrexham Road , CH4 7HS
4out of 4 3,259 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newton Primary School
Kingsway West , Newton CH2 2LA
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Martin's Academy Chester
91 Hoole Road , CH2 3NG
4out of 4 680 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Mill View Primary School
Wealstone Lane , Upton CH2 1HB
4out of 4 783 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School
Lightfoot Street , Hoole CH2 3AD
3out of 4 1,131 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Hoole Church of England Primary School
Hoole Lane , Hoole CH2 3HB
3out of 4 1,259 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Upton-by-Chester High School
St James Avenue , Upton-by-Chester CH2 1NN
3out of 4 1,376 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Chester International School
Queens Park Campus, Queens Park Road , Handbridge CH4 7AE
- not rated 2,279 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School
Queen's Park High School
Queens Park Road , Handbridge CH4 7AE
2out of 4 2,472 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
Vaughans Lane , Great Boughton CH3 5XF
3out of 4 2,633 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Firs School
45 Newton Lane , Chester CH2 2HJ
- not rated 428 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Maple Grove School
Clare Avenue , Chester CH2 3HR
- not rated 1,174 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Wealstone Lane , Upton CH2 1HD
3out of 4 1,223 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
University of Chester
Parkgate Road , CH1 4BJ
- not rated 1,514 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ancora House School
Countess of Chester Health Park , CH2 1BQ
4out of 4 1,639 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.