Newton Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled School

Newton Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled School is a small primary school where pupils are happy, safe and eager to learn. Inspectors found that pupils achieve well, behave well and benefit from an ambitious, broad curriculum that is carefully sequenced and reflects high aspirations for all pupils. The school's ethos of love and care is evident in pupils' respectful relationships, and parents are overwhelmingly positive about being part of the 'school family'. Personal development and early years provision are particular strengths, with pupils gaining rich experiences, strong reading foundations and a clear understanding of healthy living, safety and community responsibility.

Strengths

• Pupils are safe, happy and excited to attend school
• A strong ethos of love and care shapes pupils' respectful relationships
• Pupils achieve well and produce high-quality work
• The curriculum is ambitious, broad and well sequenced
• Enquiry questions help pupils develop deep knowledge and interest
• Teaching is well adapted for mixed-age classes
• Children in the early years get an exceptionally strong start
• Pupils with SEND are identified early and supported to access the same curriculum
• Pupils enjoy reading and receive effective help to catch up
• Pupils concentrate well, persist with challenges and co-operate harmoniously
• Personal development is exceptionally strong, including healthy living, online safety and respect for others
• Pupils learn about careers and take on roles such as buddies and helping hands
• Staff receive strong professional development and support from leaders
• Governors align school improvement with the school's vision and needs
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Areas for Improvement

• In key stages 1 and 2, explanations are sometimes not precise enough, leaving pupils unclear or unable to complete tasks
• Some pupils do not always gain the knowledge staff intend because teaching is not consistently precise
• The school needs to ensure teaching consistently enables all pupils to fully learn the curriculum

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 Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled School attended 96.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 1.3% 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, 2.3% of pupils at Newton Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No 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 Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled School had 17.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.5% 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, 16.1% of pupils at Newton Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.2% 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 Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled School received £8,201 and spent £8,039 for each of its 93 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £135,000 (£1,453 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 Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Newton Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled School is Good, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was Newton Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled School last inspected by Ofsted?

Newton Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled School was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does Newton Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled School have?

Newton Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled School has 93 pupils on roll.

What age range does Newton Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled School cover?

Newton Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Newton Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 40% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Newton Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled School?

Newton Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled School is at Newton Tony, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0HF.