Newbottle Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Houghton le Spring, Sunderland
Newbottle Primary Academy is a primary school in Houghton le Spring, Sunderland for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Sunderland has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Houghton Road, Newbottle, Houghton le Spring, DH4 4EE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Sunderland
- Pupils on roll
- 437 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 9 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils at Newbottle Primary Academy enjoy coming to school.”
- “They feel safe and that they belong.”
- “The relationships between staff and pupils are caring and respectful.”
To improve
- “The school is fine-tuning how to best support some pupils with learning how to read accurately as early as possible.”
- “Similarly, the school are strengthening how they ensure pupils secure the basic skills in writing.”
- “Some pupils need additional support to manage their behaviour.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 July 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) | 68% | 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: 43 first-preference applications, 55 offers in total, 43 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2025, as Sunderland published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sunderland.
- Burnside Academy Inspires 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bernard Gilpin Primary School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Shiney Row Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Dubmire Primary 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Gillas Lane Primary Academy 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Barnwell Academy 1.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published