St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Coppice Drive, Newport, TF10 7HU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Sarah Staniforth
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Sponsor
- The Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Academy Trust (HFNCAT)
- Constituency
- The Wrekin
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 177
- URN
- 151100
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01952386450
About this school
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Newport. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 177 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
How St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.2% | 11.7% | 177 | — |
| Newport Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | 51% | 4.3% | 25.4% | 318 | 0.9 miles |
| Newport Infant School and Nursery | — | 4% | 18.5% | 217 | 1.1 miles |
| Moorfield Primary School | 74% | 4.6% | 12.8% | 283 | 1.1 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Controlled Primary School and Nursery | 76% | 3.2% | 13.6% | 234 | 1.4 miles |
| Church Aston Infant School | — | 4.7% | 9.8% | 48 | 1.5 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)
- 11.66%
- English as an additional language
- 11%
- Overall absence
- 3.23%
- Persistent absence
- 2.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newport Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Newport
-
Newport Infant School and Nursery1.1 miles
Primary · Newport
-
Moorfield Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Newport
-
St Peter's Church of England Controlled Primary School and Nursery1.4 miles
Primary · Telford
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Church Aston Infant School1.5 miles
Primary · Newport
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
- Newport Infant School and Nursery 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 St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy teach?
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Newport.
- Who is the headteacher of St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
- The headteacher of St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is Miss Sarah Staniforth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, 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 St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has 177 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy full?
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 177 on roll (84%), 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 St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Shrewsbury.
- Does St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is part of OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.2% in the latest published census.
- Does St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy. 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 15 July 2026.