Community school · Redcar and Cleveland

Newcomen Primary School

3–11Ages
341Pupils
PrimaryPhase
111638URN

Trent Road, Redcar, TS10 1NL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

close to Redcar and Cleveland median (1.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Redcar and Cleveland

59 applications for 45 places · 15th of 40 in Redcar and Cleveland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

93%met the expected standard

Redcar and Cleveland 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 19 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

19 November 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
18 May 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.3applications per place, Reception

close to Redcar and Cleveland median (1.3) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

59 applications · 45 places offered · 42 named it first

2026 1.3; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2025 1.6; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2024 1.7; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2023 1.5; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2022 1.7; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2021 2.2; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2020 2.0; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2019 1.6; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.4
2018 2.0; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.4
2017 2.0; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2016 2.0; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.5
2015 2.0; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.4
2014 1.7; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3

More applications per place than the Redcar and Cleveland median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Redcar and Cleveland median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	45	59	1.3	42	0.93
Sep 2025	33	52	1.6	27	0.82
Sep 2024	47	81	1.7	48	1.02
Sep 2023	41	62	1.5	39	0.95
Sep 2022	47	82	1.7	53	1.13
Sep 2021	47	103	2.2	55	1.17
Sep 2020	46	91	2.0	43	0.93
Sep 2019	47	77	1.6	45	0.96
Sep 2018	47	93	2.0	56	1.19
Sep 2017	47	95	2.0	48	1.02
Sep 2016	47	92	2.0	56	1.19
Sep 2015	47	93	2.0	56	1.19
Sep 2014	52	89	1.7	53	1.02

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 93% · Maths 100% → all three 93% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard93%1st of 43 in Redcar and Cleveland

Redcar and Cleveland 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Redcar and Cleveland 80% England 78%

Higher standard72%

Redcar and Cleveland 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 112 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Redcar and Cleveland 78% England 75%

Greater depth30%

Redcar and Cleveland 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard100%

Redcar and Cleveland 80% England 77%

Higher standard60%

Redcar and Cleveland 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

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Redcar and Cleveland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	93%	28%	112	110
2023/24	92%	25%	110	109
2022/23	82%	27%	112	110

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Newcomen Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Remains Good · improving2023

1.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Lakes Primary School
0.8 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Riverdale Primary School
0.8 km · Redcar and Cleveland

2026

1.5applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Coatham Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Green Gates Primary School
1.2 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Good2022

1.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Dormanstown Primary Academy
1.3 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Good2023

1.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Zetland Primary School
1.6 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Standards maintained2024

1.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Ings Farm Primary School
1.8 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Good2024

1.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 111638 · 807/2339
Capacity: 396 pupils · 341 on roll
Free school meals: 19.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Trent Road, Redcar, TS10 1NL
Local authority: Redcar and Cleveland

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources