Newport Primary School

About Newport Primary School

Newport Primary School sits within the East Riding of Yorkshire local authority, a large county with 123 primary schools. Among these, it ranks 100th, placing it in the bottom half of the LA's primary provision. The top-performing peers in the area are Skidby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School in Fangfoss, and Walkington Primary School, all of which score significantly higher on the local ranking metric. For families considering alternatives, the nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Gilberdyke Primary School, located just 2.4 kilometres away. Newport Primary is a mixed, state-funded school for children aged 4 to 11, with no religious character and no nursery or sixth-form provision. It is led by headteacher Deborah O'Connell and currently accommodates 139 pupils against a capacity of 175, meaning there is some physical room for growth.

Academically, the school's most recent Ofsted inspection in December 2023 confirmed it remains Good overall, a notable improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2013. The inspection awarded Good grades for leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness. However, the school's Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 tell a more challenging story. Just 38% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, well below the East Riding LA average of 61%. In individual subjects, 67% reached the expected level in both reading and writing, while only 57% did so in maths. Higher-attaining pupils are a small minority: 5% achieved the higher standard across all three subjects, with 19% reaching that level in reading and 14% in writing. The school's ranking on this combined measure places it in the bottom 50 nationally, at the 93rd percentile.

Newport Primary offers a solid range of facilities including playing fields, music rooms, art studios, an outdoor playground, a sports hall, a gymnasium, and even a chapel. Sports provision covers athletics, gymnastics, swimming, rounders, and football, while extracurricular clubs include gardening, coding, and chess. The school has identified SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, and speech, language and communication needs. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: 27 applications were received for 22 places, with 21 first-preference applicants all receiving offers. This suggests a local reputation that draws families despite the modest academic outcomes. Newport Primary would suit parents who value a broad facilities base and a supportive SEND framework over headline exam scores, and who are comfortable with a school that has improved its Ofsted standing but still lags behind LA averages.

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