Newbottle Primary Academy
Houghton Road, Newbottle, Houghton le Spring, DH4 4EE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- AIM HIGH ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs C Shield
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Aim High Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Houghton and Sunderland South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 437
- URN
- 140584
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915005957
About this school
Newbottle Primary Academy is a primary academy in Houghton le Spring. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 437 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 May 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 57 | 60 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 68% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 10% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 80% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 85% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 82% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| 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 Newbottle Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sunderland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 60.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 63.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 453 |
| 2023/24 | 456 |
| 2024/25 | 443 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newbottle Primary Academy compares
Newbottle Primary Academy ranked 38th of 75 primary schools in Sunderland 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 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4.4% | 14.4% | 437 | — |
| Burnside Academy Inspires | 57% | 4.8% | 47.6% | 174 | 0.5 miles |
| Bernard Gilpin Primary School | 87% | 3.2% | 22.5% | 417 | 1.0 miles |
| Shiney Row Primary School | 71% | 6.8% | 48.8% | 249 | 1.1 miles |
| Dubmire Primary | 63% | 5.3% | 32.8% | 479 | 1.1 miles |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton | 87% | 3.4% | 6% | 193 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.39%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.36%
- Persistent absence
- 8.38%
Location
Nearby schools
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Burnside Academy Inspires0.5 miles
Primary · Houghton le Spring
-
Bernard Gilpin Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Houghton le Spring
-
Shiney Row Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Houghton le Spring
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Dubmire Primary1.1 miles
Primary · Houghton le Spring
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St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton1.2 miles
Primary · Houghton le Spring
Other schools in Houghton le Spring
Newbottle Primary Academy ranks 6th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Houghton le Spring.
- Barnwell Academy Primary
- Bernard Gilpin Primary School Primary
- Bournmoor Primary School Primary
- Burnside Academy Inspires Primary
- Dubmire Primary Primary
- Easington Lane Primary School Primary
- East Rainton Primary School Primary
- Eppleton Academy Primary School Primary
- Gillas Lane Primary Academy Primary
- Hetton Lyons Primary School Primary
- Hetton Primary School Primary
- New Penshaw Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Newbottle Primary Academy teach?
- Newbottle Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Houghton le Spring.
- Who is the headteacher of Newbottle Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Newbottle Primary Academy is Mrs C Shield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Newbottle Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newbottle Primary Academy, 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 Newbottle Primary Academy?
- Newbottle Primary Academy has 437 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Newbottle Primary Academy full?
- Newbottle Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 437 on roll (104%), 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 Newbottle Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Newbottle Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Newbottle Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Newbottle Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Newbottle Primary Academy?
- Newbottle Primary Academy is part of AIM HIGH ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Newbottle Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% 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 Newbottle Primary Academy rank locally?
- Newbottle Primary Academy ranked 38th of 75 primary schools in Sunderland 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 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newbottle Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Newbottle Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newbottle Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newbottle Primary Academy'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 1 July 2026.