Newton Primary School
Kingsway West, Newton, Chester, CH2 2LA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Caralyn Bignell
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 369
- URN
- 110976
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01244667930
About this school
Newton Primary School is a community primary school in Chester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 369 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Newton Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 61 | 58 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 67% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 79% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 91% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 95% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Newton 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 | Cheshire West and Chester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 418 |
| 2023/24 | 404 |
| 2024/25 | 391 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newton Primary School compares
Newton Primary School ranked 82nd of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 3.8% | 13% | 369 | — |
| St Martin's Academy Chester | 96% | 3% | 6.3% | 177 | 0.4 miles |
| Mill View Primary School | 90% | 3.4% | 7.6% | 242 | 0.4 miles |
| St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School | 84% | 4.1% | 10.6% | 307 | 0.6 miles |
| Hoole Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 395 | 0.7 miles |
| Upton Westlea Primary School | 53% | 5.2% | 32.2% | 159 | 0.8 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)
- 13.04%
- English as an additional language
- 17.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.76%
- Persistent absence
- 7.82%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Martin's Academy Chester0.4 miles
Primary · Chester
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Mill View Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Chester
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St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Chester
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Hoole Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Chester
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Upton Westlea Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Chester
Other schools in Chester
Newton Primary School ranks 23rd of the 34 ranked primary schools in Chester.
- Acresfield Academy Primary
- Ashton Hayes Primary School Primary
- Barrow CofE Primary School Primary
- Barrow CofE Primary School Primary
- Belgrave Primary School Primary
- Boughton Heath Academy Primary
- Capenhurst CofE Primary School Primary
- Cherry Grove Primary School Primary
- Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School Primary
- Christleton Primary School Primary
- Clutton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dee Point Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Newton Primary School teach?
- Newton Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chester.
- Who is the headteacher of Newton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Newton Primary School is Miss Caralyn Bignell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Newton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newton 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 many pupils are at Newton Primary School?
- Newton Primary School has 369 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Newton Primary School full?
- Newton Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 369 on roll (88%), 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 Newton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Newton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Newton Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Newton Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Newton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newton Primary School compare with other schools in Cheshire West and Chester?
- Newton Primary School ranked 82nd of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newton Primary School's absence rate?
- Newton Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newton 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.