School admissions in Newport (Telford and Wrekin)
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 3 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Newport (Telford and Wrekin) in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 5 schools in Newport (Telford and Wrekin) first 159 times for 150 places: 1.06 first choices per place, against 1.01 across the Telford and Wrekin authority's 47 schools. 2 of the 5 had more first choices than places. For 2023 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Lilleshall Primary School, to 3.03 miles.
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Newport (Telford and Wrekin) first 700 times for 484 places: 1.45 first choices per place, against 1.16 across the Telford and Wrekin authority's 12 schools. 2 of the 3 had more first choices than places.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
5 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorfield Primary School | 1.40 | 30 | not published |
| Lilleshall Primary School | 1.20 | 30 | 4879 m (≈3.03 mi) |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 0.96 | 23 | not published |
| Newport Infant School and Nursery | 0.92 | 50 | not published |
| Church Aston Infant School | 0.76 | 17 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
3 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Haberdashers' Adams | 2.11 | 135 |
| Newport Girls' High School Academy | 1.91 | 119 |
| The Burton Borough School | 0.82 | 230 |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.