Durham Newton Hall Infants' School
Langley Road, Newton Hall, Durham, DH1 5LPOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Durham Newton Hall Infants' School is a primary school in Durham for ages 3 to 7. It is one of the 271 schools in County Durham. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 1 October 2024, report published 10 November 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 1 October 2024
Everyone is welcome at Newton Hall Infants' School. Leaders and staff care strongly about pupils and know them as individuals. There is a culture of kindness. Pupils feel safe and happy in school because they know staff support them with any worries or concerns. Pupils live out this culture of kindness in the way that they help each other. One pupil, summing up the views of many, said, 'We are kind, we care and we learn'. Older pupils act as role models, supporting younger pupils. For example, they take on roles such as lunchtime monitors. The school expects pupils to achieve well and make good progress through the curriculum. Pupils work hard in lessons, showing an interest in their learning. Pupils achieve well. Pupils engage well with their learning and behaviour is good. Lessons proceed without interruption. Pupils say that bullying is very rare. If there are any problems, they trust the school to help sort them out. The school places a strong focus on well-being and mental health and pupils know how to keep themselves healthy.
What the school should improve
- The school does not consistently provide enough support for weaker readers to catch up quickly. As a result, some pupils struggle to read with fluency. The school needs to ensure that the books given to pupils for reading practice are closely matched to the sounds they are already familiar with.
- Writing tasks do not consistently match pupils' spelling and grammar knowledge. As a result, some pupils struggle to develop writing fluency. The school should ensure that pupils have opportunities to write using the sounds they are familiar with.
- Monitoring of the curriculum and catch-up programmes does not happen in a timely and focused manner. This means that the school does not have an accurate view of the strengths and weaknesses of the curriculum. The school should ensure that systems for monitoring are purposeful.
Pupil numbers and mix
110 pupils on roll, with places for 180
Schools near Durham Newton Hall Infants' School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Good | 65% met the expected standard |
| St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 73% met the expected standard |
| Framwellgate Moor Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 87% met the expected standard |
| Finchale Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 78% met the expected standard |
| Durham Gilesgate Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 50% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lynne Frazer
- Phone
- 01913861203
- Address
- Langley Road, Newton Hall, Durham, DH1 5LP
- Local authority
- County Durham
- URN
- 114134
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.