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Church Aston Infant School

Newport, TF10 9JN · Telford and Wrekin · primary school

Ofsted: Good · 2014 Mixed Primary
OfstedGood
Pupils48
FSM4.2%
AI summary of the Ofsted report Inspected 2024-07-09 · Tap to collapse

Generated by AI from the official inspection report — not written by Ofsted or SchoolsGPT staff. Always read the full Ofsted PDF before relying on this summary.

Overview: Church Aston Infant School is a good school that continues to provide a high-quality education to its pupils. The school is at the heart of its community, with a strong focus on promoting pupils' personal development and well-being.

Strengths:

  • Pupils' behaviour is strong, with a calm and orderly learning environment.
  • Staff pay serious attention to pupils' well-being, providing a nurturing and kind environment.
  • The school's work to promote pupils' personal development is strong, with a focus on promoting values such as kindness and friendship.
  • Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are extremely well supported, with targeted support at every level.
  • The reading curriculum is effective, with teaching of phonics ensuring that pupils become fluent readers.

Areas to improve:

  • The curriculum in a few foundation subjects does not always clearly identify the precise knowledge and essential skills that pupils should know.
  • In these subjects, staff are not always clear about the most important knowledge pupils need to be taught and remember for future learning.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Catchment / designated area

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Source: Telford and Wrekin admissions policy

Ofsted judgement breakdown (2014-03-18)

Overall effectiveness
Good
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good

What the entrance test covers

Both Telford and Wrekin grammar schools (Haberdashers' Adams and Newport Girls' High School) use the West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test — the same shared GL Assessment test as the Birmingham and Walsall grammars: Two multiple-choice papers of about 50 minutes each (answers on separate electronically-marked sheets), covering English comprehension, verbal reasoning, mathematics, and non-verbal/spatial reasoning. Published weighting: 50% English/verbal reasoning, 25% non-verbal reasoning, 25% mathematics. Scores are age-standardised. One registration (early May to late June of Year 5) and one sitting (mid-September of Year 6, historically a Monday) covers every West Midlands consortium school named; each school then sets its own qualifying/priority thresholds.

Similar schools nearby

Same area, prioritising the same phase — useful for shortlisting alternatives.

Moorfield Primary School 0.4 mi · Primary · Outstanding Newport, TF10 7QU Newport Infant School and Nursery 0.6 mi · Primary · Good Newport, TF10 7DX Newport Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School 0.6 mi · Primary · Good Newport, TF10 7EA Haberdashers' Castle House School 1.1 mi · Primary Newport, TF10 7JE St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 1.5 mi · Primary · Outstanding Newport, TF10 7HU Lilleshall Primary School 1.6 mi · Primary · Not judged Newport, TF10 9EY

Data sourced from GIAS, Ofsted and official Telford and Wrekin admissions publications. Figures can change year to year — always confirm with the school before applying.

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