Newton Primary School
Chester, CH2 2LA · Cheshire West and Chester local authority
Chester’s School Grade B− better than 53% of towns in England
What stands out about Newton Primary School
- Its own letter, B−: Key Stage 2 results better than 45% of England’s primary schools
- Ofsted report card, July 2026: achievement needs attention, safeguarding met (shown, not graded)
- Every family who put it first got a place for September 2026 (30 of 30)
- Homes in its postcode sector (CH2 2) sold for a median £263,000; Chester’s is £260,000
Results
DfE · Key Stage 2Reading, writing and maths 61%
Met the expected standard, DfE’s 3-year average 2023–2025 · higher than 45% of England’s 14,979 graded primaries · Cheshire West and Chester avg 61%
Each subject, 2025
Met the expected standard; the mark is England’s schools · average scaled score: reading 107, maths 108 (100 = the expected standard)
England’s figures are of its graded mainstream state schools, each school counted once; grammar schools are included, which is why the right-hand tail is long. Small cohorts are suppressed.
How hard is it to get a place at Newton Primary School?
Every family who put it first got a place for September 2026.
Years when some first choices missed out: 2019 (12), 2020 (3), 2022 (1). The council runs the coordinated admissions; each school’s rules (siblings, distance, faith) decide who gets in. DfE doesn’t publish the furthest distance offered, so check the council’s admissions booklet for that. Cheshire West and Chester council sets the admissions rules. Apply through Cheshire West and Chester council’s coordinated admissions.
Outline = places offered · green = families who put it first · striped = more first choices than places · the 10 most in demand
100% got their first choice
Chester and Cheshire West and Chester, side by side
2023–2025All 122 graded primaries in Cheshire West and Chester. Schools with more pupils on free school meals usually score lower, so a school above the crowd for its free school meals is doing better than its intake predicts. Chester’s schools are coloured by their letter.
Show as a table
| School | Letter | Free school meals | KS2 expected standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delamere CofE Primary Academy | A+ | 3% | 95% |
| Lower Peover CofE Primary School | A+ | 9% | 92% |
| Belgrave Primary School | A+ | 7% | 86% |
| St Martin's Academy Chester | A+ | 5% | 85% |
| Mill View Primary School | A+ | 7% | 85% |
| St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School | A | 8% | 81% |
| Childer Thornton Primary School | A | 10% | 81% |
| Boughton Heath Academy | A | 5% | 80% |
| Acresfield Academy | A | 7% | 80% |
| St Oswald's CofE Primary School | A | 10% | 79% |
| Parkgate Primary School | A | 10% | 78% |
| Guilden Sutton CofE Primary School | A | 2% | 78% |
| Saighton Church of England Primary School & Pre-School | A | 4% | 77% |
| Waverton Community Primary School | A | 3% | 76% |
| Tarporley CofE Primary School | A | 9% | 76% |
| Comberbach Nursery and Primary School | A | 6% | 76% |
| Lostock Gralam CofE Primary School | A | 21% | 76% |
| Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School | A− | 18% | 75% |
| Sandiway Primary School | A− | 3% | 75% |
| Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery | A− | 6% | 74% |
| Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School | A− | 5% | 74% |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School | A− | 11% | 74% |
| Hoole Church of England Primary School | A− | 12% | 74% |
| Helsby Hillside Primary School | A− | 9% | 73% |
| Kelsall Primary and Nursery School | A− | 6% | 73% |
| Grange Community Nursery and Primary School | A− | 50% | 73% |
| Willaston CofE Primary School | A− | 2% | 72% |
| Charles Darwin Community Primary School | A− | 25% | 71% |
| Tushingham With Grindley CofE Primary School | A− | 9% | 71% |
| Eaton Primary School | A− | 6% | 71% |
| Woodfall Primary and Nursery School | A− | 12% | 71% |
| The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy | B+ | 11% | 70% |
| Mickle Trafford Village School | B+ | 12% | 69% |
| Frodsham Manor House Primary School | B+ | 13% | 69% |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham | B+ | 6% | 69% |
| Whitley Village School | B+ | 7% | 69% |
| Hartford Primary School | B+ | 7% | 69% |
| Norley Church of England Primary School | B+ | 11% | 69% |
| Tarvin Primary School | B+ | 4% | 68% |
| Davenham CofE Primary School | B+ | 6% | 68% |
| Moulton School | B | 24% | 67% |
| Saughall All Saints Church of England Primary School | B | 8% | 67% |
| Little Leigh Primary School | B | 13% | 67% |
| Leftwich Community Primary School | B | 35% | 67% |
| Christleton Primary School | B | 4% | 66% |
| Meadow Primary School | B | 6% | 66% |
| Tattenhall Park Primary School | B | 7% | 65% |
| Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School | B | 14% | 65% |
| St. Chad's Church of England Primary School | B | 29% | 65% |
| Over St John's CofE Primary School | B | 39% | 65% |
| The Oak View Academy | B | 46% | 65% |
| Victoria Road Primary School | B | 29% | 65% |
| Wolverham Primary and Nursery School | B− | 40% | 64% |
| Byley Primary School and Nursery | B− | 11% | 63% |
| Capenhurst CofE Primary School | B− | 13% | 63% |
| Kingsmead Primary School | B− | 7% | 62% |
| Cuddington Primary School | B− | 10% | 62% |
| Newton Primary School | B− | 15% | 61% |
| Neston Primary School | B− | 36% | 61% |
| Huntington Community Primary School | B− | 7% | 61% |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School | B− | 24% | 61% |
| Aston by Sutton Primary School | C+ | 12% | 60% |
| Horn's Mill Primary School | C+ | 16% | 60% |
| Wincham Community Primary School | C+ | 7% | 60% |
| Frodsham CofE Primary School | C+ | 4% | 60% |
| Whitegate CofE Primary School | C+ | 9% | 60% |
| St Winefride's Catholic Primary School | C+ | 21% | 59% |
| Eccleston CofE Primary School | C+ | 8% | 59% |
| The Arches Community Primary School | C+ | 55% | 59% |
| Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School | C+ | 51% | 59% |
| Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School | C+ | 24% | 58% |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School | C+ | 27% | 58% |
| Frodsham Primary Academy | C+ | 46% | 58% |
| Antrobus St Mark's CofE Primary School | C | 9% | 57% |
| Cherry Grove Primary School | C | 16% | 56% |
| Barrow CofE Primary School | C | 17% | 56% |
| Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School | C | 13% | 56% |
| Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School | C | 12% | 55% |
| William Stockton Community Primary School | C | 40% | 55% |
| Darnhall Primary School | C | 39% | 54% |
| St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School | C | 37% | 54% |
| Clutton Church of England Primary School | C | 18% | 54% |
| Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School | C− | 29% | 53% |
| Whitby Heath Primary School | C− | 11% | 53% |
| Duddon St Peter's CofE Primary School | C− | 12% | 53% |
| Upton Heath CofE Primary School | C− | 12% | 53% |
| Dodleston CofE Primary School | C− | 12% | 53% |
| Farndon Primary School | C− | 12% | 52% |
| Westminster Community Primary School | C− | 54% | 52% |
| Wimboldsley Community Primary School | C− | 8% | 52% |
| Kingsley Community Primary School and Nursery | C− | 8% | 51% |
| Rivacre Valley Primary School | C− | 30% | 51% |
| Oldfield Primary School | C− | 5% | 51% |
| Sutton Green Primary School | C− | 17% | 50% |
| Ashton Hayes Primary School | C− | 2% | 50% |
| Great Budworth CofE Primary School | C− | 3% | 50% |
| Weaverham Primary Academy | C− | 35% | 50% |
| Elton Primary School | C− | 18% | 49% |
| Malpas Alport Endowed Primary School | C− | 21% | 49% |
| Brookside Primary School | C− | 41% | 49% |
| Rudheath Primary Academy and Nursery | C− | 24% | 49% |
| St Clare's Catholic Primary School | C− | 33% | 48% |
| Highfield Community Primary School | C− | 24% | 48% |
| Woodlands Primary School | C− | 18% | 48% |
| Alvanley and Manley Village School | D | 10% | 47% |
| The Acorns Primary and Nursery School | D | 49% | 47% |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | D | 27% | 47% |
| St Theresa's Catholic Primary School | D | 36% | 46% |
| Winsford High Street Community Primary School | D | 30% | 45% |
| Little Sutton C of E Primary School | D | 13% | 45% |
| Over Hall Community School | D | 58% | 44% |
| Rossmore School | D | 23% | 43% |
| Crowton Christ Church CofE Primary School | D | 8% | 40% |
| J H Godwin Primary School | D | 45% | 39% |
| Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School | D− | 50% | 38% |
| Weaverham Forest Primary School | D− | 17% | 37% |
| Dee Point Primary School | D− | 47% | 37% |
| Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School | D− | 33% | 34% |
| Lache Primary School | D− | 52% | 34% |
| Shocklach Oviatt CofE Primary School | D− | 4% | 33% |
| The Oaks Community Primary School | D− | 48% | 33% |
| Wharton CofE Primary School | D− | 30% | 28% |
Who goes here
DfE school census, January 2025391 pupils. SEN support is extra help in school for a special educational need; an EHC plan is the council’s legal plan for pupils who need more.
Girls and boys
Newton Primary School’s letter
Its own results against England’s schools, not the town’s School Grade.
How school letters are worked out
Each school’s measure is compared with every graded school in England of the same phase: for primaries, the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (DfE’s three-year average); for secondaries, Attainment 8 and the share with grade 5 or above in English and maths, each turned into a z-score against England’s schools and averaged. The letter comes from the share of those schools it beats, in the same bands as every grade on the site. The same method gives U.S. schools their letters, against their own state.
Graded: England’s open mainstream state schools with published results (grammar schools included, which select by test). Not graded: special schools, alternative provision, nurseries, 16–19 colleges, UTCs and studio schools, Welsh schools. Ofsted plays no part.
Ofsted inspections
Shown, not graded: Ofsted is never part of a letter or the School Grade.
Report card, inspection starting July 2026.
Before the report card: Graded inspection: Requires improvement, October 2023.
Living near Newton Primary School
For families thinking of moving: what homes cost around the school, and the other schools close by.
Home prices in CH2 2, the school’s postcode sector
Chester property prices →Median sale price each year, 2010 to 2025
By type, the 36 months to August 2026
Homes in CH2 2 sell for about the same as Chester’s typical price. HM Land Registry Price Paid, standard sales. Catchments aren’t published, so the postcode sector stands in for “around the school”.
Schools within 1.6 miles
15 state schoolsLocation
Directions ↗Chester, CH2 2LA
Newton Primary School: common questions
Is Newton Primary School a good school?
By its published results, about average: its Key Stage 2 results are better than 45% of England’s primary schools (its letter is B−), with 61% of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% for England’s schools. Ofsted: a report card in July 2026.
How hard is it to get into Newton Primary School?
For September 2026, 30 families put Newton Primary School first and all of them were offered a place; 34 places were offered in all.
What is Newton Primary School’s Ofsted rating?
Its latest inspection (July 2026) gave a report card: achievement needs attention, safeguarding met. Ofsted stopped giving one-word overall grades in September 2024.
How much do houses cost near Newton Primary School?
Homes in its postcode sector, CH2 2, sold for a median £263,000 over the 36 months to August 2026 (343 sales).
Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Key Stage 2 performance tables (2023–2025, three-year average) and Key Stage 4 (2025/26, provisional); Ofsted state-funded school inspections as at 30 September 2026. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Also: DfE Key Stage 4 performance, schools data (2023/24 and 2024/25 final, 2025/26 provisional) and Key Stage 2 performance tables 2024/25 by subject; DfE school census, January 2025; DfE school-level applications and offers, September 2019 to 2026 entry; HM Land Registry Price Paid by postcode sector, 2010 to August 2026.
A school’s letter is our own summary of its published results against England’s schools of the same phase; Chester’s School Grade is a separate grade, built from the results of the schools in and around the town against other towns. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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