Primary school in Newport, Telford and Wrekin
Newport Infant School and Nursery
Granville Avenue, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 7DX
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 15 November 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 217
- Places
- 270
- How full
- 80% full — 217 of 270 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 106 / 111
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistently absent
- 5%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 19%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- With an EHC plan
- 4%
- On SEN support
- 8%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Telford and Wrekin 003A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 28%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 18%
- Households owning their home
- 65%
- Households in social housing
- 17%
- Households with no car
- 13%
- Adults economically inactive
- 37%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Emma Heeley
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Ward
- Newport South
- Constituency
- The Wrekin
- URN
- 123384
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 51% | 0.2 mi |
| Moorfield Primary SchoolFoundation school | No grade | 74% | 0.4 mi |
| Church Aston Infant SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | — | 0.6 mi |
| Haberdashers' Castle House SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.6 mi |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | — | 1.1 mi |
| St Peter's Church of England Controlled Primary School and NurseryVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 76% | 1.7 mi |
| Lilleshall Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 67% | 2.1 mi |
| Muxton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Requires improvement 2024 | 80% | 3.6 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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