Newbottle Primary Academy, Houghton le Spring

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Newbottle Primary Academy

Houghton Road, Newbottle, Houghton le Spring DH4 4EE

https://www.newbottleprimaryacademy.co.uk/

Newbottle Primary Academy is an academy. It has about 450 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In May 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Aim High Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Dubmire Primary and Gillas Lane Primary Academy.)

Particular strengths include Finances, Attendance, Environment and Representation. Relative weaknesses include Admissions, Progress and Disadvantaged pupils.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.6		Burnside Academy Inspires
1.0		Bernard Gilpin Primary School
1.1		Shiney Row Primary School
1.2		Dubmire Primary
1.2		Gillas Lane Primary Academy
1.4		St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton
1.4		Barnwell Academy
1.5		Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw
1.6		Woodlea Primary School
1.6		Bournmoor Primary School
1.8		New Penshaw Academy
1.9		East Herrington Primary Academy

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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus

Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.

Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very low, while crime is quite high.

Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Attainment: About average. Maths attainment is above average, reading is about average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress in maths is about average. Progress in reading is below average. Progress in writing is below average.

Progress: Below average. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is below average and in writing it is below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is quite high.

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