Newtown Primary School
Clifton Road, Exeter, EX1 2BP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE
- Acting Headteacher
- Miss Kimberley Wills
- Sponsor
- The Academy for Character and Excellence
- Constituency
- Exeter
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 128
- URN
- 149615
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01392255540
About this school
Newtown Primary School is a primary academy in Exeter. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 128 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Newtown Primary School (URN 113083).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 |
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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 133 |
| 2024/25 | 133 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newtown Primary School compares
Newtown Primary School ranked 30th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 5.2% | 14.3% | 128 | — |
| St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery | 79% | 4.8% | 14.4% | 201 | 0.3 miles |
| Ladysmith Junior School | — | 4.6% | 17.9% | 340 | 0.4 miles |
| Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School | — | 5.3% | 15.3% | 277 | 0.4 miles |
| St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School | 71% | 3.9% | 10.6% | 615 | 0.6 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy | 67% | 4.2% | 7.6% | 455 | 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)
- 14.29%
- English as an additional language
- 45.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.16%
- Persistent absence
- 10.83%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery0.3 miles
Primary · Exeter
-
Ladysmith Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Exeter
-
Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Exeter
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St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Exeter
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St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Exeter
Other schools in Exeter
Newtown Primary School ranks 4th of the 48 ranked primary schools in Exeter.
- Alphington Primary School Primary
- Bowhill Primary School Primary
- Brampford Speke Church of England Primary School Primary
- Broadclyst Community Primary School Primary
- Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School Primary
- Christow Primary School Primary
- Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School Primary
- Clyst St Mary Primary School Primary
- Cockwood Primary School Primary
- Countess Wear Primary School Primary
- Doddiscombsleigh Primary School Primary
- Dunsford Community Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Newtown Primary School teach?
- Newtown Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Exeter.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Newtown Primary School?
- The acting headteacher of Newtown Primary School is Miss Kimberley Wills, 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 128 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Newtown Primary School full?
- Newtown Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 128 on roll (61%), 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?
- No. The schools register records Newtown Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Newtown Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Newtown Primary School is part of THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Newtown Primary School compare with other schools in Devon?
- Newtown Primary School ranked 30th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% 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 5.2% 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.