Newtown Primary School

Newtown Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a good rating across all inspected domains. The school, which has not been previously inspected, benefits from a caring environment where pupils feel safe and supported. The positive relationships among pupils and staff contribute to a calm and enjoyable learning atmosphere, with most pupils achieving outcomes that align with national expectations by the end of key stage 2. The curriculum has been significantly improved, and children make a strong start in early years, benefiting from tailored support for their development.

Strengths

• Positive relationships between pupils and staff.
• Strong pastoral support for pupils.
• Ambitious and well-organised curriculum.
• Effective identification of SEND needs.
• High-quality training for teachers.
• Most pupils achieve well across a variety of subjects.
• Improved attendance, particularly for disadvantaged pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Support for pupils falling behind in reading and mathematics needs improvement.
• Full programme of enrichment opportunities is in early stages of implementation.

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 Newtown Primary School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.3% 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, 1.9% of pupils at Newtown Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Newtown Primary School had 19.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.0% 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, 25.6% of pupils at Newtown Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% 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 2024–25 Newtown Primary School received £9,218 and spent £9,191 for each of its 201 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £145,000 (£722 per pupil).

Across all 13 schools of Stour Vale Academy Trust, income was £7,406 and spending £7,402 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Newtown Primary School is part of Stour Vale Academy Trust, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• Moat Farm Junior School Oldbury
• Moat Farm Infant School Oldbury
• Oldbury Academy Oldbury
• Northfield Road Primary School Dudley
• Olive Hill Primary Academy Halesowen
• Queen Victoria Primary School Dudley
• The Earls High School Halesowen
• Huntingtree Primary School Halesowen
• The Wordsley School Stourbridge
• Redhill School Stourbridge

What is Newtown Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Newtown Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Newtown Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Newtown Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Newtown Primary School have?

Newtown Primary School has 203 pupils on roll.

What age range does Newtown Primary School cover?

Newtown Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 48% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Newtown Primary School?

Newtown Primary School is at Anne Close, Off Dunkirk Avenue, West Bromwich, B70 0ES.