Newtons Primary School
Lowen Road, Rainham, RM13 8QR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alicia Argire
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Growing Together Federation
- Constituency
- Dagenham and Rainham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 460
- Pupils on roll
- 459
- URN
- 102319
- Local authority
- Havering
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708558613
About this school
Newtons Primary School is a community primary school in Rainham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 459 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 52 | 51 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 69% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 2% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 84% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 80% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 86% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Newtons Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Havering average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 61.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 416 |
| 2023/24 | 455 |
| 2024/25 | 455 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newtons Primary School compares
Newtons Primary School ranked 36th of 49 primary schools in Havering for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 5.7% | 26.2% | 459 | — |
| Park Primary Academy | — | — | — | 24 | 0.3 miles |
| Beam Primary School | 76% | 4.2% | 24.9% | 559 | 0.3 miles |
| The Leys Primary School | 70% | 6.3% | 31.2% | 377 | 0.5 miles |
| Marsh Green Primary School | 58% | 4.3% | 32.9% | 367 | 0.8 miles |
| Whybridge Junior School | 69% | 3.7% | 23.7% | 359 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.17%
- English as an additional language
- 31.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.66%
- Persistent absence
- 14.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Park Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Rainham
-
Beam Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Dagenham
-
The Leys Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Dagenham
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Marsh Green Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Dagenham
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Whybridge Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Rainham
Other schools in Rainham
Newtons Primary School ranks 5th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Rainham.
- Brady Primary School Primary
- La Salette Catholic Primary School Primary
- Miers Court Primary School Primary
- Park Primary Academy Primary
- Parsonage Farm Primary School Primary
- Rainham Village Primary School Primary
- Scargill Junior School Primary
- Whybridge Infant School Primary
- Whybridge Junior School Primary
- Harris Academy Rainham Secondary
- The Brittons Academy Secondary
- Harris Rainham Sixth Form 16 plus
Common questions
- What year groups does Newtons Primary School teach?
- Newtons Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Rainham.
- Who is the headteacher of Newtons Primary School?
- The headteacher of Newtons Primary School is Mrs Alicia Argire, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Newtons Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newtons Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Newtons Primary School?
- Newtons Primary School has 459 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Newtons Primary School full?
- Newtons Primary School has capacity for 460 pupils and 459 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Newtons Primary School a faith school?
- No. Newtons Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Newtons Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Newtons Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Newtons Primary School?
- Newtons Primary School is part of the The Growing Together Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Newtons Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newtons Primary School rank locally?
- Newtons Primary School ranked 36th of 49 primary schools in Havering for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newtons Primary School's absence rate?
- Newtons Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newtons Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newtons Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.