A very warm welcome to Newker Primary School!
We are delighted to welcome you to our wonderful school community and hope that this website gives you a clear and helpful insight into life at our school. Whether you are a prospective parent/carer, a current family or simply visiting, we hope you enjoy exploring what we have to offer.
At Newker Primary School, children are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to provide a safe, caring, and inclusive indoor and outdoor environment where every child is valued and encouraged to achieve their very best.
Our aim is to inspire a lifelong love of learning, helping our pupils to grow in confidence, curiosity, and independence.
Our school is built on strong partnerships between children, parents/carers, staff, and the wider community. We believe that working together supports each child’s development and ensures they can thrive both academically and personally.
Please contact the school if you would like to arrange a visit around our wonderful school!
Kind regards,
Mrs Kirkland
Headteacher
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After School Clubs
We have some super clubs running this term:
Basketball, Drawing, Dance, Film, Quiz, Microbit Coding, Espanol, Games & Jigsaw, Netball, Fit & Fun, Musical Theatre.
Enjoy everyone!
School Open Day
Food Bank Appeal
Thank you to everyone who donated food for our Food Bank donation appeal. Durham Food Bank collected all of the donations on Tuesday 20th October.
Thank you!
Sponsored OPAL Welly Walk
We had a brilliant sponsored Welly Walk on Thursday 22nd October to raise money for our OPAL play equipment. Thank you to you all for popping on your wellies and for your sponsorship.
We are still adding up all of the money raised, so watch this space to see the final total!
Our School day start and finish times are:
Nursery- 8.45am: 9.00am to 3.15pm
Reception- 8.45am: 9.00am to 3.00pm
Year 1 & Year 2: 8.45am to 3.15pm
Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 & Year 6: 8.40am to 3.10pm
This means that, currently, classes are in school for 32.5 hours per week.
Latest School Calendar Events
- Inset Day- school closed to all pupils02Nov2026
- School re-opens for all pupils03Nov2026
