Newtown Primary School is a primary school located in Exeter. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 08/12/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Clifton Road, Exeter

School Information

Address: Clifton Road, Exeter, EX1 2BP
Website: www.newtown.devon.sch.uk
Telephone: 01392255540
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Devon
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sally Herbert
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113083

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/12/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 133
Number of Boys: 65
Number of Girls: 68

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -2.2 to 3.5
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.9 Confidence interval -7.5 to -2.3
Maths
Below Average: -3 Confidence interval -5.4 to -0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:41%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Chestnut Nursery
Magnolia Avenue, EX2 6DJ 		2,076 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4West Exe Nursery School
Cowick Street, EX4 1HL 		2,470 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Newtown Primary School
Clifton Road, EX1 2BP 		0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School and Nursery
York Road, EX4 6PG 		570 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ladysmith Junior School
Pretoria Road, EX1 2PT 		767 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School
Ladysmith Road, EX1 2PS 		783 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School (VC)
St Leonard's Road, EX2 4NQ 		1,100 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Isca
Earl Richards Road South, EX2 6AP 		2,279 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St James School
Summer Lane, EX4 8NN 		2,390 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4West Exe School
Hatherleigh Road, EX2 9JU 		2,762 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Peter's Church of England Aided School
Quarry Lane, Heavitree EX2 5AP 		2,864 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Luke's Church of England School
Harts Lane, EX1 3RD 		3,094 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedExeter Mathematics School
Rougemont House, EX4 3PU 		836 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedExeter College
Hele Road, EX4 4JS 		1,543 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedAvanti Hall School
Cowley Bridge Road, EX4 5AD 		2,905 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe Maynard School
Denmark Road, EX1 1SJ 		394 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedExeter School
Victoria Park Road, EX2 4NS 		910 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedMagdalen Court School
Victoria Park Road, EX2 4NU 		941 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedExeter Cathedral School
The Chantry, Palace Gate EX1 1HX 		1,016 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedExeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education
1 Douglas Avenue, EX8 2AU 		1,211 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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