Moorfield Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 5–11 · Newport, Telford and Wrekin
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.79 miles
Last place allocated distance · Published by Telford & Wrekin Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Moorfield Primary School is a primary school in Newport, Telford and Wrekin for ages 5–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 March 2025. Telford and Wrekin has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Moorfield 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 | 0.79 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
- Reception 2026 drew 42 first-choice applications for 30 offers, 1.4 first choices per offer and the 5th highest of 48 Telford and Wrekin primary schools.
- All 30 Reception 2026 offers went to first-choice families, and 12 first-choice families (29%) were not offered a place.
- Reception 2026's last distance offered, 0.79 miles, was further than in 2025; across 18 Telford and Wrekin primary schools with a published last distance the middle figure was 1.19 miles.
- In 2024/25, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 26% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Wellington Road, Newport, TF10 7QU
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Telford and Wrekin
- Pupils on roll
- 283 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 4 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at Moorfield know their school is a special place.”
- “They are keen to come to school to get on with their learning and spend time with their friends.”
- “Pupils have a positive attitude in all they do.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 May 2025 (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) | 74% | 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: 42 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- Newport Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School 0.3 mi Good
- Newport Infant School and Nursery 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Church Aston Infant School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Peter's Church of England Controlled Primary School and Nursery 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lilleshall Primary School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Muxton Primary School 3.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre 3.8 mi Good Last distance published