St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Newport, Telford and Wrekin
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0 metres
Published by Telford & Wrekin Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Newport, Telford and Wrekin for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Telford and Wrekin has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 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 metres |
| 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
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0 metres from the school.
- For Reception 2026 there were 22 first-choice applications for 23 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- For Reception 2026, 7 of the 38 applications (18%) came from families living outside Telford and Wrekin, and 5 offers went to them.
- There are 26 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 23 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Telford and Wrekin.
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
- Coppice Drive, Newport, TF10 7HU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Telford and Wrekin
- Pupils on roll
- 177 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 28 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils move through this school with a keen sense of belonging and purpose.”
- “From the moment they arrive, staff take the time to understand what each pupil knows and needs.”
- “They identify pupils' additional needs quickly and respond with care and precision.”
To improve
- “This is also the case for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.”
- “Leaders know, for example, that there is scope to strengthen some aspects further, such as in art.”
- “However, there is more work to do to support children with the way they hold a pencil and form letters and digits so that they develop secure handwriting skills.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 22 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 22 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 0.9 mi Good
- Newport Infant School and Nursery 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Moorfield Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Peter's Church of England Controlled Primary School and Nursery 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Church Aston Infant School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lilleshall Primary School 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Tibberton Church of England Primary School 3.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Muxton Primary School 4.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published