Newtown Primary School
Academy sponsor led primary school in West Bromwich (Sandwell).
KS2 RWM expected
48%
▼ 14pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
55%
▼ 20pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
62%
▼ 12pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
69%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.0%
▲ 0.2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
21.2
▲ 0.5 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
45.3%
▲ 20pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
97%
203 / 210 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Newtown Primary School is a primary school located in West Bromwich, Sandwell. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 210 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 210. It is part of the STOUR VALE ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Simone Chesney-Ly.
Enrichment
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Key facts
- URN
- 146434
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Constituency
- Tipton and Wednesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2020
Governing body (7 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Ramage | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Masood Saeed | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Paul Rogers | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Urvish Patel | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Simone Chesney-Ly | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| James Bushall | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Craig Abbey | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record