Newtown Primary School

State-Funded School

newtown-primary-school-cumberland-north-west

North WestRegion

CumberlandLocal Authority

CarlisleConstituency

CA2 7LWPostcode

1.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Newtown Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Cumberland, North West.

It currently serves 131 pupils. Newtown Primary School is part of Cumbria Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 36%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

131

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

57%

England average

27%

First language not English

15%

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: 131
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Cumbria Education Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
17 Jul 2025	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
19 Jun 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
24 Apr 2020	Inadequate	Inadequate	Good	Good	Inadequate

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.