Newton Village Academy

About Newton Village Academy

Newton Village Academy is a primary school in Barrow-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 75 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. 31% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 32.0 percentage points compared with the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 101 in reading and 101 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Newton Village Academy their first choice was offered one of its 10 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 7.3%. There are about 14.1 pupils per teacher. Newton Village Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.