Newsham Primary School
Warwick Street, Blyth, NE24 4NX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Neil Jones
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 457
- Pupils on roll
- 452
- URN
- 122261
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01670353124
About this school
Newsham Primary School is a community primary school in Blyth. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 452 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Newsham 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 60 | 59 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 42% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 61% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 49% | 54% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 56% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.40 | - | - |
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 Newsham 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 | Northumberland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43% | 54.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 52.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 56% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 453 |
| 2023/24 | 439 |
| 2024/25 | 447 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newsham Primary School compares
Newsham Primary School ranked 62nd of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 5.1% | 40.4% | 452 | — |
| New Delaval Primary School | 43% | 6% | 49.5% | 219 | 0.4 miles |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School | 47% | 5.3% | 39% | 217 | 0.8 miles |
| Malvin's Close Academy | 63% | 4.8% | 42.1% | 437 | 0.9 miles |
| Croftway Academy | 67% | 3.8% | 44.7% | 416 | 0.9 miles |
| Morpeth Road Academy | 64% | 6.2% | 64.8% | 253 | 1.2 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.35%
- English as an additional language
- 6.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.05%
- Persistent absence
- 12.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
New Delaval Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Blyth
-
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Blyth
-
Malvin's Close Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Blyth
-
Croftway Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Blyth
-
Morpeth Road Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Blyth
Other schools in Blyth
Newsham Primary School ranks 8th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Blyth.
- Cambois Primary School Primary
- Croftway Academy Primary
- Horton Grange Primary School Primary
- Malvin's Close Academy Primary
- Morpeth Road Academy Primary
- New Delaval Primary School Primary
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Blyth Academy Secondary
- Bede Academy All-through
- Gilbert Ward Academy Free Schools
- The Dales School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Newsham Primary School teach?
- Newsham Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Blyth.
- Who is the headteacher of Newsham Primary School?
- The headteacher of Newsham Primary School is Mr Neil Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Newsham Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newsham 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 Newsham Primary School?
- Newsham Primary School has 452 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Newsham Primary School full?
- Newsham Primary School has capacity for 457 pupils and 452 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Newsham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Newsham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Newsham Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Newsham Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Newsham 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 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newsham Primary School compare with other schools in Northumberland?
- Newsham Primary School ranked 62nd of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newsham Primary School's absence rate?
- Newsham Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newsham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newsham 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 30 June 2026.