Achieving Success
At NPS we measure our success by providing our children with a start in life which enables them to thrive in their senior school and on into adulthood.
We believe this means providing them with an excellent academic education and offering them opportunities to build confidence and develop responsibility in a safe, welcoming and happy environment.
Scholarships
Since the first award was offered to an NPS child in 1897 (£50 to Durham School) our children have established a fine tradition of being offered scholarships. In the last 4 years 33 scholarships have been offered to our Year 6 children following their 11+ assessments. Local schools which offer scholarships are Kings, Dame Allans, Church High, Durham School and Westfield. RGS does not award scholarships but does offer bursaries on the basis of financial need.
11+ Destinations
In our area we are fortunate in the number, variety and quality of Senior Schools, all of which have an entry point at 11+. At NPS we pride ourselves on establishing the foundations which enable children to thrive at their next school. By the time our children reach the end of Year 6 they are ready to move on with confidence, having experienced the best in primary education and knowing that the school they are moving on to is the right one for them to attain their full potential.
All of our Year 6 pupils sit entrance examinations in the Spring Term of their final year with us. They are well prepared for these during their time here at NPS. During Years 5 and 6 parents are invited to discuss which schools would be right for their child with Ms Coleman and their children's teachers and usually decide to sit for two or three chosen schools.
NPS is a forward looking school which consequently never stands still. New resources, methods of teaching, learning opportunities, an ever increasing range of visits and activities are ways that NPS continues to provide the very best in primary education.
Ms Coleman, Head Teacher
Latest News
Oct 2019
1Science Lessons at NPS
In Science, Year 5 have been learning about life cycles. They have been focusing on the life cycle of a butterfly, and have enjoyed seeing the caterpi...
Sep 2019
27Year 4 visit The Baltic
This week, in Art, we took an exciting trip to the BALTIC where we had the fantastic opportunity to see some of the North Easts most iconic buildings....
Sep 2019
19Tolent Artwork Exhibition
At NPS, we have all been fascinated to watch the development of a new residential building by Tolent, a locally based building and civil engineering c...
Sep 2019
18Sikhism
Parents and experts are always encouraged to be part of our school and on Tuesday, Year 5 were lucky enough to experience both. Mrs Singh came to talk...
Sep 2019
16Year 5 Residential Trip
A very excited set of Year 5 children set off from Jesmond before term had even begun, on their adventure for three days at the outward bound centre, ...
Jul 2019
4Zeb Soanes visits NPS
On Tuesday the children from Reception and Years 1-4 were treated to a day with Radio 4 Presenter, Zeb Soanes. He talked about his incredible first...
Jul 2019
3Brilliant Buddy Trips
The sun has shone this week for our Year 1 and 4 Buddy trips where children enjoyed a range of activities with their older or younger friends.
Jun 2019
28DHSG Rounders
Year 4, 5 and 6 rounders teams all enjoyed their matches against Durham High School for Girls. There was some fantastic batting from Mabel , Callisto ...
Jun 2019
23Northumbrian Schools Orienteering Championships
Our young map reading runners had a great day at the recent Northumbrian Schools Orienteering Championships at Plessey Woods Country Park. Everyone in...
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Inspection Report
Our recent Regulatory and Compliance Inspection was another success with NPS meeting every standard and therefore being fully compliant .
Read our 2017 inspection report (pdf document) from the Independent Schools Inspectorate.
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