Newtown Primary School
Newtown Road, Carlisle, CA2 7LW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Mhairi Roberts
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Cumbria Education Trust
- Constituency
- Carlisle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 131
- URN
- 148137
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01228409650
About this school
Newtown Primary School is a primary academy in Carlisle. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 131 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
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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 22 | 11 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 32% | 36% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 55% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 41% | 82% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 55% | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.90 | - | - |
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 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 | Cumberland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 32% | 53% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 36% | 52.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 54.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 121 |
| 2023/24 | 129 |
| 2024/25 | 144 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newtown Primary School compares
Newtown Primary School ranked 58th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 5.6% | 63.9% | 131 | — |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School | 57% | 5.1% | 26.2% | 213 | 0.3 miles |
| Caldew Lea School | 56% | 5.5% | 38.2% | 273 | 0.5 miles |
| Belle Vue Primary School | 69% | 4.6% | 20.3% | 426 | 0.5 miles |
| Newlaithes Infant School | — | 4.5% | 12.4% | 196 | 0.8 miles |
| Newlaithes Junior School | 50% | 4.8% | 18.6% | 236 | 0.8 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)
- 63.91%
- English as an additional language
- 16.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.59%
- Persistent absence
- 8.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Bede's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
Caldew Lea School0.5 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
Belle Vue Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
Newlaithes Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
Newlaithes Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Carlisle
Other schools in Carlisle
Newtown Primary School ranks 25th of the 40 ranked primary schools in Carlisle.
- Armathwaite School Primary
- Belle Vue Primary School Primary
- Bewcastle School Primary
- Blackford CofE Primary School Primary
- Brook Street Primary School Primary
- Burgh by Sands School Primary
- Caldew Lea School Primary
- Crosby-on-Eden CofE School Primary
- Cummersdale School Primary
- Cumwhinton School Primary
- Great Corby School and Nursery Primary
- Great Orton 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 Carlisle.
- Who is the headteacher of Newtown Primary School?
- The headteacher of Newtown Primary School is Mrs Mhairi Roberts, 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 131 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Newtown Primary School full?
- Newtown Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 131 on roll (62%), 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 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 CUMBRIA EDUCATION 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 32% in 2022/23 and 55% 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 Cumberland?
- Newtown Primary School ranked 58th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% 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 5.6% 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.