Newton Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Chester, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Newton Primary School is a primary school in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 17 October 2023. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Newton Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 3 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Ofsted judged it Requires improvement (17 October 2023); among the 8 nearest primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester, 4 are Good, 1 Outstanding and 3 have no current grade.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 4 of the 10 earlier years with a published outcome.
- In 2026 there were 30 first-choice applications for 34 offers, with 4 offers going to families who ranked it second or lower; 60 places are published for Reception 2027.
- In 2024/25, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cheshire West and Chester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Kingsway West, Newton, Chester, CH2 2LA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 369 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 17 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend Newton Primary School.”
- “They arrive happy and look forward to the day ahead.”
- “On the whole, pupils embody the school values of gratitude, respect, opportunity and wonder.”
To improve
- “In lessons, some pupils struggle to maintain focus on the task at hand.”
- “They chat, play football or take part in crafting activities.”
- “While pupils achieve well in the reading and mathematics tests at the end of key stage 2, their progress through other curriculum areas is uneven.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 53% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 30 first-preference applications, 34 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cheshire West and Chester.
- St Martin's Academy Chester 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Mill View Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Hoole Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Upton Westlea Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Upton Heath CofE Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published