Located in Preston, Melbourne, Newlands Primary School is a small to medium-sized government primary school with year levels spanning Prep-6.

The school’s latest primary rating of 8.2 suggests results are well above average.

Recent ratings have moved up and down across cohorts, so the latest result is best read alongside the longer-term pattern.

Its ICSEA score of 1146 indicates a relatively advantaged school community, sitting around the 94th percentile nationally.

Peer comparison suggests the school is performing broadly as expected for its student background profile.

The school currently has about 437 students, making it a smaller metropolitan school, with clear enrolment growth over recent years.