Barton Primary SchoolSummerfields Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Newport.

Summary of the comparison

Barton Primary School and Summerfields Primary School are primary schools in Newport.

  • Barton Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Summerfields Primary School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Barton Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Barton Primary School was judged the expected standard and Summerfields Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 42.0% for Barton Primary School and 52.0% for Summerfields Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Barton Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 42.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Summerfields Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Barton Primary School versus Summerfields Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NewportBarton Primary SchoolNewportSummerfields Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100Stronger figureD49/100
Local ranking7th of 35 in Isle of Wight Stronger figure24th of 35 in Isle of Wight
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll257 196
Capacity295 210
LocationNewport, PO30 2AX Newport, PO30 2LJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard42.0% 52.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 103.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 103.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census257 196
Free school meals (ever 6)39.7% 28.6%
English as an additional language10.1% 3.1%
SEN support23.4% 16.8%
SEN with an EHC plan4.3% 5.1%
Attendance
Overall absence6.4% Stronger figure7.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence20.8% Stronger figure22.5% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Barton Primary School

Summerfields Primary School

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