The Newton Community Primary School
Caxton End, Eltisley, St Neots, PE19 6TL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr James Singleterry
- Federation
- The Forest Federation
- Constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 54
- URN
- 110717
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01480880215
About this school
The Newton Community Primary School is a community primary school in St Neots. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 54 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 50% | 33% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 10% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 60% | 44% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 60% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 60% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 The Newton Community 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 | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 33% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61 |
| 2023/24 | 52 |
| 2024/25 | 52 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Newton Community Primary School compares
The Newton Community Primary School ranked 184th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33% | 6.3% | 26.9% | 54 | — |
| Barnabas Oley CofE Primary School | 77% | 3.4% | 7.7% | 144 | 2.3 miles |
| Pendragon Community Primary School | 55% | 4.4% | 14.9% | 290 | 2.4 miles |
| Monkfield Park Primary School | 68% | 4% | 18.4% | 399 | 2.9 miles |
| Jeavons Wood Primary School | 75% | 3.5% | 16.1% | 419 | 3.3 miles |
| Bourn CofE Primary Academy | 63% | 3.7% | 12% | 193 | 3.5 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.
Inspection history
- 26 September 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report23 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.92%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.29%
- Persistent absence
- 7.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Barnabas Oley CofE Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Sandy
-
Pendragon Community Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Monkfield Park Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Jeavons Wood Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Great Cambourne
-
Bourn CofE Primary Academy3.5 miles
Primary · Cambridge
Other schools in St Neots
The Newton Community Primary School ranks 12th of the 12 ranked primary schools in St Neots.
- Buckden CofE Primary School Primary
- Bushmead Primary School Primary
- Crosshall Infant School Primary
- Crosshall Junior School Primary
- Eynesbury CofE C Primary School Primary
- Great Paxton CofE Primary School Primary
- Great Staughton Primary Academy Primary
- Middlefield Primary Academy Primary
- Offord Primary School Primary
- Priory Junior School Primary
- Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School St Neots Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Newton Community Primary School teach?
- The Newton Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in St Neots.
- Who is the headteacher of The Newton Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Newton Community Primary School is Mr James Singleterry, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Newton Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Newton Community 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 The Newton Community Primary School?
- The Newton Community Primary School has 54 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Newton Community Primary School full?
- The Newton Community Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 54 on roll (51%), so it has space against 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 The Newton Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Newton Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Newton Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Newton Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs The Newton Community Primary School?
- The Newton Community Primary School is part of the The Forest Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Newton Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 33% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Newton Community Primary School rank locally?
- The Newton Community Primary School ranked 184th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Newton Community Primary School's absence rate?
- The Newton Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Newton Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Newton Community 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.