Primary school

Newtown Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Devon
  • EX1 2BP
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Sep 2021

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,602 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 11%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 36%36%2016/17: top 99%2017/18: top 75%2018/19: top 94%2022/23: top 49%2023/24: top 47%2024/25: top 11%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM81% · South West 62%Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM13% · South West 6%Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · South West 105Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score107 · South West 104Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 61% · 18 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 20% · 20 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 56% · 18 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 41% · 22 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 62% · 13 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 64% · 28 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 81% · 16 pupils · South West 62%81%20%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 17% · 18 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 0% · 20 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 6% · 18 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 5% · 22 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 8% · 13 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 0% · 28 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 13% · 16 pupils · South West 6%17%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 18 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 101 · 20 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 104 · 18 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 105 · 22 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 105 · 13 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 107 · 28 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 106 · 16 pupils · South West 105107101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 18 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 99 · 20 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 100 · 18 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 102 · 22 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 104 · 13 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 103 · 28 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 107 · 16 pupils · South West 10410799No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
12 of 12 who put it first2014 · 96.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1212
2nd151
3rd130

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2021Requires improvementas predecessor
  6. 2022Ungraded visitas predecessor

1 strong areas

  • Personal development

4 weak areas

  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026128
Free school meals (past 6 years)14.3%
First language not English45.1%
SEN support16.5%
EHC plan3.0%
Absence (sessions missed)5.2%
Persistently absent pupils10.8%

Girls 49.6%Boys 50.4%

61% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.3
Pupils per adult10.4
  • Classroom teachers 6.4
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 4.9
  • Other support 2.7

Teachers 7.4 FTE · Whole workforce 15 · 23 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,692
Spend per pupil£6,211
Staff spend per pupil£4,872
Reserve per pupil£459
  • +£61,000revenue reserve
  • +£197,000in-year balance

Grants £7,090 · self-generated £602 · premises £549 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE (20 academies) · trust reserve £1,991,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it