Primary school in Newport, Telford and Wrekin
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Coppice Drive, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 7HU
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 28 April 2026.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 177
- Places
- 210
- How full
- 84% full — 177 of 210 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 84 / 93
- Overall absence
- 3%
- Persistently absent
- 3%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 12%
- English as an additional language
- 11%
- With an EHC plan
- 0%
- On SEN support
- 10%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Telford and Wrekin 001D, 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
- 46%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 10%
- Households owning their home
- 90%
- Households in social housing
- 2%
- Households with no car
- 4%
- Adults economically inactive
- 41%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Sarah Staniforth
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Ward
- Newport North
- Constituency
- The Wrekin
- URN
- 151100
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haberdashers' Castle House SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.4 mi |
| Newport Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 51% | 0.9 mi |
| Newport Infant School and NurseryCommunity school | Good 2023 | — | 1.1 mi |
| Moorfield Primary SchoolFoundation school | No grade | 74% | 1.1 mi |
| St Peter's Church of England Controlled Primary School and NurseryVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 76% | 1.4 mi |
| Church Aston Infant SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | — | 1.5 mi |
| Lilleshall Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 67% | 3 mi |
| Tibberton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 3.9 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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