Newton Village Academy

Primary Ages 3-11 79 pupils Barrow-In-Furness
Ofsted: Good

Newton Village Academy is an academy converter in Barrow-In-Furness for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 79 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Newton Village Academy is Good, from an inspection in March 2018 of its predecessor, Newton Primary School. In 2025, 31% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: July 2025. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Newton Road
Newton-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness
Cumbria
LA13 0LT
Phone 01229462718
Reference Number 149351

General Makeup

Number of pupils 79
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.63%
Girls: 49.37%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 13.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 14
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 18.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 8 4 12
2 5 3 8
3 4 3 7
4 6 7 13
5 6 4 10
6 2 5 7

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 98.7%
White & Asian 1.3%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Newton Primary School, inspected in March 2018.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 10 Jun 2025 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
10 Jun 2025 School inspection
08 Sep 2022 Academy conversion letter

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 31%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 101
Maths 101

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -2.6
Writing -1.1
Maths -6.7

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 7 0
Third Preference 4 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Newton Village Academy had 66 pupils for 70 places. 4 places (5.7%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Dalton Primary” planning area

Westmorland and Furness counted 95 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 105 in 2029–30, up 11%.

202320242025
Places 637070
Pupils 717066
Unfilled 0.0%0.0%5.7%

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 Village Academy attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

202320242025
Authorised absence 4.7%5.1%3.4%
Unauthorised absence 3.2%2.2%1.8%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.0%

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, 1.3% of pupils at Newton Village Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 8.43.71.3
Permanent exclusions 000

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 Village Academy had 15.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2023202420252026
Pupils per adult 7.27.37.98.9
Teachers who left state teaching 0.0%13.8%12.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 25.0%75.0%57.1%–
Sick days per teacher 2.13.24.7–

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, 34.2% of pupils at Newton Village Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Moderate learning difficulty 8 3
No specialist assessment of need 8 0
Speech, language and communication needs 3 1
Specific learning difficulty 2 2
Social, emotional and mental health 3 0
Vision impairment 2 0
Other difficulty or disability 1 0

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 Newton Village Academy received £10,660 and spent £11,092 for each of its 71 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £223,000 (-£3,161 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Furness Education Trust, income was £7,887 and spending £7,648 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

202320242025
Revenue reserve -£118,000-£182,000-£223,000
per pupil -£1,573-£2,301-£3,161
In-year balance -£38,000-£60,000-£30,000
per pupil -£507-£762-£432

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.

Name Distance
Yarlside Academy
Red Oak Avenue, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 0LH
0.91 miles
Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School
Coronation Drive, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8QR
1.17 miles
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Ostley Bank, Newbarns, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 9LR
1.25 miles
Newbarns Primary and Nursery School
Rising Side, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 9ET
1.25 miles
Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery
Skelwith Drive, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, LA14 4PG
1.33 miles
Roose School
North Row, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 0HF
1.4 miles
St Paul's CofE Junior School
Hawcoat Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 4HF
1.45 miles
Victoria Infant and Nursery School
Oxford Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 5QN
1.68 miles
Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School
Chapel Street, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8RX
1.7 miles
Victoria Academy
Devonshire Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 5NE
1.8 miles
Cambridge Primary School
Cambridge Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 9RP
1.82 miles
George Romney Junior School
Cobden Street, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8SE
1.83 miles
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Dalton-In-Furness
Crooklands Brow, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8LB
1.86 miles
Parkside Academy
Greengate Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 9BY
1.86 miles
Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School
Mill Bank, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 4AR
2.03 miles
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Lumley Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 2BA
2.15 miles
Ramsden Infant School
Thwaite Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1AN
2.15 miles
Greengate Junior School
Greengate Street, Greengate Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1BG
2.2 miles
St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow
Schneider Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 4AA
2.24 miles
St George's CofE School
School Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 2JN
2.36 miles
Name Distance
St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
Rating Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 9LE
0.89 miles
Chetwynde School
Rating Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 0NY
1.01 miles
Furness Academy
Park Drive, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 9BB
1.74 miles
Dowdales School
[Postcode LA15 8AH], Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8AH
1.76 miles
Moorfield Learning Centre
Moorfield Street, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, LA13 9RS
1.82 miles
George Hastwell School Special Academy
Moor Tarn Lane, Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 3LW
3.68 miles
Walney Academy
Sandy Gap Lane, Walney, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 3JT
3.78 miles

All schools in Barrow-In-Furness · Westmorland and Furness local authority: places and applications

Newton Village Academy is part of Furness Education Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

What is Newton Village Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Newton Village Academy is Good, from an inspection in March 2018 of its predecessor, Newton Primary School.

When was Newton Village Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Newton Village Academy was last inspected in July 2025.

How many pupils does Newton Village Academy have?

Newton Village Academy has 79 pupils on roll.

What age range does Newton Village Academy cover?

Newton Village Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Newton Village Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 31% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Newton Village Academy?

Newton Village Academy is at Newton Road, Newton-in-Furness, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 0LT.

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