Newtown Primary School
Anne Close, Off Dunkirk Avenue, West Bromwich, B70 0ES
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- STOUR VALE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Simone Chesney-Ly
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Stour Vale Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Tipton and Wednesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- URN
- 146434
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215578504
About this school
Newtown Primary School is a primary academy in West Bromwich. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 203 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Newtown 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
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 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 31% | 53% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 48% | 67% | 55% |
| Expected standard in maths | 41% | 77% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 83% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.70 | - | - |
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 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 | Sandwell average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 31% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 57.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 222 |
| 2023/24 | 216 |
| 2024/25 | 210 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newtown Primary School compares
Newtown Primary School ranked 76th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% 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 | 48% | 5% | 47.9% | 203 | — |
| Ryders Green Primary School | 77% | 5.6% | 38.1% | 452 | 0.8 miles |
| Tividale Community Primary School | 62% | 5.4% | 22.2% | 445 | 0.8 miles |
| Hanbury Primary School | 50% | 5.8% | 37% | 452 | 0.9 miles |
| Great Bridge Primary School | 67% | 6.3% | 36.8% | 457 | 0.9 miles |
| St Martin's CofE Primary School | 52% | 3.8% | 28.5% | 233 | 1.0 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)
- 47.87%
- English as an additional language
- 45.7%
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistent absence
- 16.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ryders Green Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · West Bromwich
-
Tividale Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Oldbury
-
Hanbury Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · West Bromwich
-
Great Bridge Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Tipton
-
St Martin's CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Tipton
Other schools in West Bromwich
Newtown Primary School ranks 16th of the 17 ranked primary schools in West Bromwich.
- All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Eaton Valley Primary School Primary
- Hall Green Primary School Primary
- Hanbury Primary School Primary
- Hargate Primary School Primary
- Harvills Hawthorn Primary School Primary
- Hateley Heath Academy Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primary
- King George V Primary School Primary
- Lodge Primary School Primary
- Lyng Primary School Primary
- Moorlands Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Newtown Primary School teach?
- Newtown Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in West Bromwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Newtown Primary School?
- The headteacher of Newtown Primary School is Mrs Simone Chesney-Ly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Newtown Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newtown 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 Newtown Primary School?
- Newtown Primary School has 203 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Newtown Primary School full?
- Newtown Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 203 on roll (97%), 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 Newtown Primary School a faith school?
- No. Newtown Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Newtown Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Newtown Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Newtown Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Newtown Primary School is part of STOUR VALE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Newtown Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 31% in 2022/23 and 48% 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 Primary School compare with other schools in Sandwell?
- Newtown Primary School ranked 76th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% 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 Newtown Primary School's absence rate?
- Newtown Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newtown Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newtown 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 10 July 2026.