Newton Primary School is a primary school located in Barrow-in-Furness. 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 11/06/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Newton Road, Barrow-in-Furness

School Information

Address: Newton Road, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 0LT
Website: http://www.newton.cumbria.sch.uk
Telephone: 01229462718
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lisa Fell
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112194

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/06/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 80
Number of Pupils: 80
Number of Boys: 44
Number of Girls: 36

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1 Confidence interval -4.7 to 2.6
Writing
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -2.9 to 3.8
Maths
Well Below Average: -5.6 Confidence interval -8.8 to -2.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:36%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:97
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newton Primary School
Newton Road , Newton-in-Furness LA13 0LT 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Yarlside Academy
Red Oak Avenue , LA13 0LH 		4out of 4 1,597 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School
Coronation Drive , LA15 8QR 		3out of 4 2,061 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Ostley Bank , Newbarns LA13 9LR 		3out of 4 2,204 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Newbarns Primary & Nursery School
Rising Side , LA13 9ET 		4out of 4 2,205 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
Rating Lane , LA13 9LE 		- not rated 1,565 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Furness Academy
Park Drive , LA13 9BB 		3out of 4 3,057 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dowdales School
, LA15 8AH 		3out of 4 3,101 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chetwynde School
Rating Lane , LA13 0NY 		2out of 4 1,773 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newbridge House PRU
Newbridge House , Ewan Close LA13 9HU 		3out of 4 2,623 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Moorfield Learning Centre
Moorfield Street , Barrow in Furness LA13 9RS 		- not rated 3,199 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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