Newbottle Primary Academy
Houghton Road, Houghton le Spring, DH4 4EE
437 pupils · 104% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- AIM HIGH ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Free school meals
- 15%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 9 June 2026, published 21 July 2026. 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 | 68% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.78 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 55 | 43 | 87 | 53 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 59 | 100 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 55 | 51 | 93 | 55 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 49 | 41 | 82 | 49 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 64 | 94 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 58 | 56 | 103 | 58 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 59 | 71 | 133 | 59 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 61 | 108 | 60 |
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
- Burnside Academy Inspires 0.8 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Bernard Gilpin Primary School 1.6 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Shiney Row Primary School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Dubmire Primary 1.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton 2 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Gillas Lane Primary Academy 2.1 km · Good — confirmed 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.