Newton Westpark Primary School

Newton Westpark Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a good rating across all areas of inspection. Pupils demonstrate happiness and safety within a nurturing environment, with supportive relationships with staff and peers. The school has cultivated a strong learning culture where pupils are encouraged to take pride in their work, which is reflected in their positive behavior and attitudes. Leaders have high aspirations for pupil achievement and have successfully implemented supportive strategies for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). However, there are some areas that require attention, particularly concerning curriculum development and attendance.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, safe, and well-mannered.
• Leaders have high aspirations for pupil achievement.
• The school provides a good curriculum that prepares pupils well for their next steps.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND.
• Strong emphasis on teaching reading with robust phonics program.
• Positive behavior management and supportive staff.
• Skills development opportunities beyond the academic curriculum.

Areas for Improvement

• Insufficient clarity on subject-specific vocabulary in some curriculum areas.
• Persistent absenteeism among a small number of pupils.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Newton Westpark Primary School attended 93.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 7.2% of pupils at Newton Westpark Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 2 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Newton Westpark Primary School had 24.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 32.7% of pupils at Newton Westpark Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Newton Westpark Primary School received £8,898 and spent £9,315 for each of its 202 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £40,000 (£199 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Newton Westpark Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Newton Westpark Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Newton Westpark Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Newton Westpark Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Newton Westpark Primary School have?

Newton Westpark Primary School has 202 pupils on roll.

What age range does Newton Westpark Primary School cover?

Newton Westpark Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Newton Westpark Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Newton Westpark Primary School?

Newton Westpark Primary School is at Tennyson Avenue, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 5JY.