Newtown Community Primary School
Newtown, Trowbridge, BA14 0BB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Marshall
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 310
- Pupils on roll
- 161
- URN
- 126293
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01225752678
About this school
Newtown Community Primary School is a community primary school in Trowbridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 161 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 4 December 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 | 29 | 32 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 59% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 66% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 81% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 78% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Newtown 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 | Wiltshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 179 |
| 2023/24 | 177 |
| 2024/25 | 179 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newtown Community Primary School compares
Newtown Community Primary School ranked 139th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 4.2% | 26.3% | 161 | — |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Trowbridge | 55% | 4.4% | 15.2% | 300 | 0.2 miles |
| Willowbrook Primary School | 38% | 6.7% | 52.6% | 85 | 0.5 miles |
| Walwayne Court School | 57% | 4.8% | 11% | 239 | 0.5 miles |
| Holbrook Primary School | 62% | 4.1% | 30% | 227 | 0.6 miles |
| Studley Green Primary School | 36% | 5.8% | 53.5% | 211 | 0.7 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)
- 26.26%
- English as an additional language
- 34.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.17%
- Persistent absence
- 7.36%
Location
Nearby schools
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St John's Catholic Primary School, Trowbridge0.2 miles
Primary · Trowbridge
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Willowbrook Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Trowbridge
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Walwayne Court School0.5 miles
Primary · Trowbridge
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Holbrook Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Trowbridge
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Studley Green Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Trowbridge
Other schools in Trowbridge
Newtown Community Primary School ranks 14th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Trowbridge.
- Bellefield Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Castle Mead School Primary
- Hilperton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Holbrook Primary School Primary
- Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Keevil CofE Primary School Primary
- North Bradley CofE Primary School Primary
- Paxcroft Primary School Primary
- Southwick Church of England Primary School Primary
- St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington Primary
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Trowbridge Primary
- Staverton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Newtown Community Primary School teach?
- Newtown Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Trowbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Newtown Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Newtown Community Primary School is Mr Chris Marshall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Newtown Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newtown 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 Newtown Community Primary School?
- Newtown Community Primary School has 161 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Newtown Community Primary School full?
- Newtown Community Primary School has capacity for 310 pupils and 161 on roll (52%), 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 Newtown Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Newtown Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Newtown Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Newtown Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Newtown Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newtown Community Primary School rank locally?
- Newtown Community Primary School ranked 139th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newtown Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Newtown Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newtown Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newtown 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 30 June 2026.