Newker Primary School
Waldridge Road, Chester le Street, DH2 3AA
340 pupils · 81% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Free school meals
- 29%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 May 2025, published 15 June 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 69% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 22 | 22 | 60 | 22 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 31 | 30 | 74 | 31 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 34 | 34 | 77 | 34 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 41 | 36 | 97 | 41 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 36 | 31 | 86 | 35 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 52 | 47 | 90 | 52 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 57 | 57 | 110 | 57 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 36 | 36 | 87 | 36 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Bullion Lane Primary School 0.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Cestria Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Red Rose Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School 1.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Lumley Infant and Nursery School 2.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.