Newport Primary School
St Paul's Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 5NQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Patricia Maxwell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 336
- Pupils on roll
- 358
- URN
- 111580
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642861911
About this school
Newport Primary School is a foundation primary school in Middlesbrough. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 358 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Newport 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
- 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 | 40 | 40 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 38% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 58% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 40% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 45% | 48% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.40 | - | - |
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 Newport 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 | Middlesbrough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 38% | 57% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 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 | 362 |
| 2023/24 | 368 |
| 2024/25 | 365 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newport Primary School compares
Newport Primary School ranked 18th of 40 primary schools in Middlesbrough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 5.7% | 71.3% | 358 | — |
| Ayresome Primary School | 46% | 6% | 60.2% | 705 | 0.3 miles |
| Sacred Heart Primary School | 49% | 4.4% | 46.3% | 327 | 0.4 miles |
| Archibald Primary School | 73% | 6.7% | 66.5% | 479 | 0.6 miles |
| Abingdon Primary School | 62% | 5.4% | 55.5% | 565 | 0.8 miles |
| Linthorpe Community Primary School | 88% | 5.2% | 52.6% | 727 | 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)
- 71.25%
- English as an additional language
- 66.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.72%
- Persistent absence
- 23.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ayresome Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Sacred Heart Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Archibald Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Abingdon Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Linthorpe Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
Other schools in Middlesbrough
Newport Primary School ranks 24th of the 57 ranked primary schools in Middlesbrough.
- Abingdon Primary School Primary
- Acklam Whin Primary School Primary
- Archibald Primary School Primary
- Ayresome Primary School Primary
- Bankfields Primary School Primary
- Beech Grove Primary School Primary
- Berwick Hills Primary School Primary
- Bilsdale Midcable Chop Gate Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Brambles Primary Academy Primary
- Breckon Hill Primary School Primary
- Caedmon Primary School Primary
- Carlton and Faceby Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Newport Primary School teach?
- Newport Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Middlesbrough.
- Who is the headteacher of Newport Primary School?
- The headteacher of Newport Primary School is Mrs Patricia Maxwell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Newport Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newport 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 Newport Primary School?
- Newport Primary School has 358 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Newport Primary School full?
- Newport Primary School has capacity for 336 pupils and 358 on roll (107%), 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 Newport Primary School a faith school?
- No. Newport Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Newport Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Newport Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Newport Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newport Primary School compare with other schools in Middlesbrough?
- Newport Primary School ranked 18th of 40 primary schools in Middlesbrough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newport Primary School's absence rate?
- Newport 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 Newport Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newport 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 7 July 2026.