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Newtown Primary School

Primary Ages 4-11 128 pupils Exeter
Ofsted: Requires Improvement
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Newtown Primary School is an academy converter in Exeter for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has 128 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Newtown Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in September 2021 of its predecessor, Newtown Primary School. In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: October 2023. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Clifton Road
Exeter
Devon
EX1 2BP
Phone 01392255540
Reference Number 149615

General Makeup

Number of pupils 128
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.22%
Girls: 50.78%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 14.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 40.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 24.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 10 15 25
2 6 10 16
3 8 5 13
4 11 7 18
5 11 11 22
6 5 4 9

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 32.8%
Indian 15.6%
African 14.1%
White, Other 11.7%
Unclassified 3.1%
Pakistani 3.1%
Mixed, Other 2.3%
Caribbean 2.3%
Asian, Other 2.3%
White & Black (African) 1.6%
Chinese 0.8%
White & Asian 0.8%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Newtown Primary School, inspected in September 2021.

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
05 Oct 2023 Academy conversion letter

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 81%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 13%

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 106
Maths 107
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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 15 1
Third Preference 13 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous years

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Newtown Primary School had 133 pupils for 208 places. 75 places (36.1%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Exeter - east of Exe Primary” planning area

Devon counted 879 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 817 in 2029–30, down 7%.

20242025
Places 208208
Pupils 138133
Unfilled 33.7%36.1%

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 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20242025
Authorised absence 4.4%4.5%
Unauthorised absence 1.3%0.7%
Severely absent pupils 0.7%2.5%

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, 0.8% of pupils at Newtown Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

20242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.01.5
Permanent exclusions 00

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 17.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

202420252026
Pupils per adult 12.411.610.4
Teachers who left state teaching 21.9%0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 40.0%11.1%–
Sick days per teacher 1.00.2–

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, 17.2% of pupils at Newtown Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 7 1
Moderate learning difficulty 7 0
Social, emotional and mental health 6 1
Autistic spectrum disorder 1 2
Hearing impairment 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 Newtown Primary School received £7,595 and spent £7,176 for each of its 133 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £139,000 (£1,049 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of The Academies for Character and Excellence, income was £6,628 and spending £6,807 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2025
Revenue reserve £139,000
per pupil £1,049
In-year balance £56,000
per pupil £419

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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What is Newtown Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Newtown Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in September 2021 of its predecessor, Newtown Primary School.

When was Newtown Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Newtown Primary School was last inspected in October 2023.

How many pupils does Newtown Primary School have?

Newtown Primary School has 128 pupils on roll.

What age range does Newtown Primary School cover?

Newtown Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Newtown Primary School?

Newtown Primary School is at Clifton Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 2BP.

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