Academy sponsor led · Cumberland

Newtown Primary School

3–11Ages
131Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148137URN

Newtown Road, Carlisle, CA2 7LW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 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

1.9per place

0.2 above Cumberland median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cumberland

28 applications for 15 places · 20th of 63 in Cumberland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%met the expected standard

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 17 June 2025Ofsted'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
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Cumberland median (1.7) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

28 applications · 15 places offered · 15 named it first

2026 1.9; Cumberland median median 1.7
2025 2.3; Cumberland median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Cumberland median median 1.6
2023 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.7
2022 2.4; Cumberland median median 1.7
2021 1.2; Cumberland median median 1.6
2020 1.3; Cumberland median median 1.7; as the previous school
2019 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 1.2; Cumberland median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Cumberland median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 1.0; Cumberland median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Cumberland median median 1.7; as the previous school

This school
Cumberland median

Dashed bars: as Newtown Community Primary School (URN 112218), the previous school.

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	15	28	1.9	15	1.00
Sep 2025	15	35	2.3	15	1.00
Sep 2024	12	17	1.4	12	1.00
Sep 2023	14	21	1.5	14	1.00
Sep 2022	5	12	2.4	5	1.00
Sep 2021	13	15	1.2	6	0.46
Sep 2020 *	19	25	1.3	16	0.84
Sep 2019 *	10	15	1.5	4	0.40
Sep 2018 *	21	26	1.2	12	0.57
Sep 2017 *	9	15	1.7	6	0.67
Sep 2016 *	11	17	1.6	5	0.45
Sep 2015 *	22	21	1.0	5	0.23
Sep 2014 *	16	21	1.3	7	0.44

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 58% · Maths 61% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%57th of 111 in Cumberland

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Cumberland 75% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Cumberland 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard58%

Cumberland 71% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Cumberland 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard61%

Cumberland 71% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Cumberland 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cumberland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	55%	3%	103	102
2023/24	36%	0%	102	105
2022/23	32%	0%	102	97

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

Newtown Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Caldew Lea School
0.8 km · Cumberland

Good2024

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Belle Vue Primary School
0.8 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Newlaithes Infant School
1.3 km · Cumberland

Good2022

1.9applications per place
Newlaithes Junior School
1.3 km · Cumberland

Standards maintained2025

50%met the SATs standard
Yewdale School
1.4 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Robert Ferguson Primary School
1.9 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Stanwix School
2.2 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148137 · 942/2025
Trust: Cumbria Education Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 131 on roll
Free school meals: 62.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2020
Replaced: Newtown Community Primary School (URN 112218)
Address: Newtown Road, Carlisle, CA2 7LW
Local authority: Cumberland

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