Church Aston Infant School
Church Aston, Newport, TF10 9JN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Pitt
- Constituency
- The Wrekin
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 60
- Pupils on roll
- 48
- URN
- 123358
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01952386390
About this school
Church Aston Infant School is a community primary school in Newport. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 48 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Church Aston Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51 |
| 2023/24 | 55 |
| 2024/25 | 51 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Church Aston Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.7% | 9.8% | 48 | — |
| Moorfield Primary School | 74% | 4.6% | 12.8% | 283 | 0.4 miles |
| Newport Infant School and Nursery | — | 4% | 18.5% | 217 | 0.6 miles |
| Newport Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | 51% | 4.3% | 25.4% | 318 | 0.6 miles |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | — | 3.2% | 11.7% | 177 | 1.5 miles |
| Lilleshall Primary School | 67% | 3.2% | 8.9% | 216 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.8%
- English as an additional language
- 7.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.66%
- Persistent absence
- 11.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Moorfield Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Newport
-
Newport Infant School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Newport
-
Newport Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Newport
-
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Newport
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Lilleshall Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Newport
Other schools in Newport
- Lilleshall Primary School Primary
- Moorfield Primary School Primary
- Newport Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Newport Infant School and Nursery Primary
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Tibberton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Haberdashers' Adams Secondary
- Newport Girls' High School Academy Secondary
- The Burton Borough School Secondary
- Haberdashers' Castle House School Independent schools
- Harper Adams University Universities
Common questions
- What year groups does Church Aston Infant School teach?
- Church Aston Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Newport.
- Who is the headteacher of Church Aston Infant School?
- The headteacher of Church Aston Infant School is Mrs Sarah Pitt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Church Aston Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Church Aston Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Church Aston Infant School?
- Church Aston Infant School has 48 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Church Aston Infant School full?
- Church Aston Infant School has capacity for 60 pupils and 48 on roll (80%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Church Aston Infant School a faith school?
- No. Church Aston Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Church Aston Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Church Aston Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Church Aston Infant School's absence rate?
- Church Aston Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Church Aston Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Church Aston Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.