Newsham Primary School

State-Funded School

newsham-primary-school-northumberland-north-east

North EastRegion

NorthumberlandLocal Authority

Blyth and AshingtonConstituency

NE24 4NXPostcode

1.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Newsham Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Northumberland, North East.

It currently serves 452 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 42%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

452

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 452
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
22 Jun 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
5 Feb 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.