Lilleshall Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · Newport, Telford and Wrekin
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.94 miles
Last place allocated distance · Published by Telford & Wrekin Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Lilleshall Primary School is a primary school in Newport, Telford and Wrekin for ages 5–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 26 November 2024. Telford and Wrekin has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Lilleshall Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.94 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 1.94 miles away, the 4th longest of 18 Telford and Wrekin primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The Reception last distance in 2026 was further from the school than in 2025 and nearer than in 2023, having swung sharply between some years.
- There were 36 first-choice applications for 30 Reception offers in 2026: 29 offers went to first-choice families, and 7 first-choice families (19%) were not offered a place.
- The school has 27.7 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Telford and Wrekin is 21.6.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Telford and Wrekin schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Limekiln Lane, Lilleshall, Newport, TF10 9EY
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Telford and Wrekin
- Pupils on roll
- 216 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 26 November 2024
Strengths
- “‘Make your learning fly’ is the motto at this friendly school with a real ‘family’ feel.”
- “Adults have high expectations, and pupils excel in all aspects of school life.”
- “Everyone is supported to achieve their best, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 67% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 36 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Telford and Wrekin.
- Muxton Primary School 1.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Church Aston Infant School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Moorfield Primary School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery Centre 2.1 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Newport Infant School and Nursery 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Newport Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School 2.2 mi Good
- Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School 2.3 mi Not judged