Newport Infant School and Nursery
Granville Avenue, Newport, TF10 7DX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Heeley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- The Wrekin
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 217
- URN
- 123384
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01952386610
About this school
Newport Infant School and Nursery is a community primary school in Newport. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 217 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Newport Infant School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Newport Infant School and Nursery 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 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 255 |
| 2023/24 | 239 |
| 2024/25 | 246 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newport Infant School and Nursery compares
Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4% | 18.5% | 217 | — |
| Newport Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | 51% | 4.3% | 25.4% | 318 | 0.2 miles |
| Moorfield Primary School | 74% | 4.6% | 12.8% | 283 | 0.4 miles |
| Church Aston Infant School | — | 4.7% | 9.8% | 48 | 0.6 miles |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | — | 3.2% | 11.7% | 177 | 1.1 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Controlled Primary School and Nursery | 76% | 3.2% | 13.6% | 234 | 1.7 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)
- 18.52%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.02%
- Persistent absence
- 4.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newport Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Newport
-
Moorfield Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Newport
-
Church Aston Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Newport
-
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Newport
-
St Peter's Church of England Controlled Primary School and Nursery1.7 miles
Primary · Telford
Other schools in Newport
- Church Aston Infant School Primary
- Lilleshall Primary School Primary
- Moorfield Primary School Primary
- Newport Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School 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 ages does Newport Infant School and Nursery teach?
- Newport Infant School and Nursery teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Newport.
- Who is the headteacher of Newport Infant School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Newport Infant School and Nursery is Mrs Emma Heeley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Newport Infant School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newport Infant School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Newport Infant School and Nursery?
- Newport Infant School and Nursery has 217 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Newport Infant School and Nursery full?
- Newport Infant School and Nursery has capacity for 270 pupils and 217 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 Newport Infant School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Newport Infant School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Newport Infant School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Newport Infant School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Newport Infant School and Nursery have?
- The schools register lists Newport Infant School and Nursery's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Newport Infant School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Newport Infant School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Newport Infant School and Nursery publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Newport Infant School and Nursery. 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.