Newlands Primary School, Yateley
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Newlands Primary School provides a warm, caring environment where pupils feel valued and safe. The school has strong behavior systems and supportive relationships between staff and pupils, helping children develop confidence and a sense of belonging. New leadership is bringing much-needed stability and focusing on improving outcomes for all pupils, particularly those who need extra support.
Key Strengths
- Safeguarding is effective with an open culture where pupils feel safe and concerns are acted upon
- Warm and trusting relationships between staff and pupils create calm, focused classrooms
- New leadership team has brought stability and is accurately identifying improvement priorities
- Behavior systems are clear and consistent with effective support for pupils with additional needs
- School culture emphasizes kindness, respect, safety, responsibility, resilience and teamwork
Areas for Improvement
- Disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND do not achieve as well as they should, with gaps not closing quickly enough
- Early reading and phonics support, as well as handwriting approaches, are not applied consistently
- Attendance remains a concern for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND despite leaders' oversight
- Teaching quality is variable - not all staff identify and address learning gaps or misconceptions consistently
- Early years provision shows inconsistencies in adult interactions and subject knowledge
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Choir, sports clubs, dance clubs, science museum visits, woodland visits, residential activities
Newlands Primary School requires improvement overall, with new leadership bringing stability and focusing on the right priorities. The school has established safeguarding standards and supportive relationships, but achievement gaps, particularly for disadvantaged pupils, remain a concern.
At a Glance
11.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 71% to 79%. Maths has declined from 90% to 75%. Writing has declined from 81% to 68%.
Class Sizes
25.0
Avg class size
26.3
Infant (KS1)
24.0
KS2
7
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
82%
Available places
173 pupils
210 capacity
37 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Yateley
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Yateley
Admissions Demand - Hampshire
Places available
15,583
Applications
13,385
Got 1st preference
92.3%
Got preferred school
98.7%
Primary admissions across Hampshire (2025/26)
Inspection History(7)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.117%
Overall absence
12.90323%
Persistent absence
155
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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