Moorfield Primary School, Newport

In its own words: "Being happy and successful in school and in later life isn’t something that happens by chance. Our children learn through experience the importance of concentration, trying new things and imagining alternative possibilities."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care until 4:30pm, from £3.65 per session.

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Moorfield Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 76% in Telford and Wrekin and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 96% in reading and 96% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 42 families put Moorfield Primary School as their first choice and 120 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 12 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Moorfield Primary School are Newport Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School (0.3 miles, Good, 78% reading, 64% maths); Newport Infant School and Nursery (0.4 miles, Good); Church Aston Infant School (0.4 miles, Good); and St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (1.1 miles).

79 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Moorfield Primary School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 92% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (92%).

11.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 8.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (80%), Mixed (7%) and Asian (6%).

In 2026, 24 pupils (8.5%) received SEN support and 5 (1.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

Moorfield Primary School had 11 teachers in 2026, one for every 26 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Moorfield Primary School.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Girls High School (opposite), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Moorfield Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 78 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Telford and Wrekin (139).

Moorfield Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Moorfield Primary School are Newport Girls' High School Academy (under 0.1 miles), Haberdashers' Adams (0.5 miles) and The Burton Borough School (0.6 miles).