Malpas Church In Wales Primary School, Newport
Malpas Church In Wales Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Newport.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Malpas Church In Wales Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Malpas Church In Wales Primary School is an English-medium school in Wales. Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn rather than Ofsted, and its latest report is published on Estyn's website.
It had 269 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
10% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 6% have additional learning needs (17% in 2020/21); 11% are learning English as an additional language; and 30% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 23 pupils (Year 1) to 52 (Year 6).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,101 per pupil, against £3,453 in 2021-22. It carried forward £57k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Malpas Church In Wales Primary School dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Malpas Church in Wales Primary School 2019". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Malpas Church In Wales Primary School are Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Teyrnon (0.2 miles), Malpas Park Primary School (0.5 miles), Malpas Court Primary School (0.7 miles) and Ysgol Gymraeg Ifor Hael (0.7 miles).
Ysgol Gymraeg Bro TeyrnonMalpas Park Primary SchoolMalpas Court Primary SchoolYsgol Gymraeg Ifor Hael
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Newport (S Wales) Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Laurel Crescent (opposite), 120 metres away.
Sources: Welsh Government school data and StatsWales (OGL); Estyn; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASInspection
Schools in Wales are inspected by Estyn, not Ofsted. Read Malpas Church In Wales Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Malpas Church In Wales Primary School is in Newport; for families living there:
Apply to Newport for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 11
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 4 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Newport is 10 (the median across 60 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions parents ask about Malpas Church In Wales Primary School
What is the catchment area for Malpas Church In Wales Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Malpas Church In Wales Primary School has a defined catchment published by Newport. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Newport applies the published criteria, which usually put looked-after children first, then siblings, then distance - but it normally carries priority.
How do I apply to Malpas Church In Wales Primary School?
Apply through Newport, naming Malpas Church In Wales Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Newport's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Malpas Church In Wales Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 4 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Newport is 10 (the median across 60 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Malpas Church In Wales Primary School?
Malpas Church In Wales Primary School is at Yewberry Close, Malpas, Newport, NP20 6WJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)