Trent Road, Redcar, North Yorkshire TS10 1NL
10 reasons to choose Newcomen Primary School
Top line
Newcomen Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 74. It is one of the best state primary schools in Redcar and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Newcomen Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection. It is one of the 5 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Redcar and Cleveland LEA.
Average class size
Newcomen Primary School usually has two classes per year, and an average class size of 25 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Newcomen Primary School ranks in the top 1% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 0% of schools.
The Newcomen Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Newcomen Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Newcomen Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.40am to 3.00pm, and can extend to 4.00pm with after school clubs.
Find another school near Newcomen Primary School
Red House Junior School (11.8 miles); Teesside High Prep School (14.1 miles); Yarm Preparatory School (15 miles).
Zetland Primary School (1 mile); Wheatlands Primary School (2.6 miles); St Bede’s Catholic Primary School, Marske by the Sea (3.4 miles).
Red House School (11.8 miles); Teesside High School (13.9 miles); Yarm School (15.3 miles).
Sacred Heart Secondary Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.3 miles); Nunthorpe Academy (7.3 miles); Acklam Grange School (10 miles).