What schools serve Newport?

There are 81 schools in Newport, Essex, including Newport Primary School, Barton Primary School, Nine Acres Primary School, Summerfields Primary School, Arreton St George's Church of England (Aided) Primary School and more. You can view each school's catchment area guidance and admissions policy on catchment.school.

How many primary and secondary schools are in Newport?

Newport has 18 primary schools and 6 secondary schools. There are also 57 other schools (such as all-through or special schools) in the area. All data is sourced from the Department for Education's GIAS register.

How do I find out if my address is in a school's catchment area in Newport?

To check whether your address falls within a school's catchment area in Newport, use the postcode search tool at catchment.school. Catchment area boundaries for Newport schools are set by Essex and reviewed each year. You can also consult the school's admissions policy or contact the Essex admissions team directly for the most up-to-date boundary maps.

Who sets catchment area boundaries for schools in Newport?

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Newport are set by Essex as the admissions authority. Community and voluntary-controlled schools follow the council's published admissions policy, while academies and voluntary-aided schools may set their own. Boundaries are reviewed annually and published each September for the following academic year.

Schools in Newport

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Newport in Essex has 81 schools registered in the catchment.school database, including 18 primaries and 6 secondaries. Admissions are coordinated by Essex County Council, which publishes catchment maps and oversubscription criteria each September for the following academic year. Eleven schools in the Newport area operate as faith schools - mostly Church of England - with their own admissions criteria running alongside the council's distance-based policy.

For secondary places in the Newport district, the first oversubscription criterion at community schools is straight-line distance from home to the school's main entrance. Catchment boundaries can shift year-on-year as application volumes change, so families are advised to check Essex County Council's Composite Prospectus before the October deadline. The four grammar schools serving parts of Essex operate separate selective criteria; distance alone does not determine access.

School demand in Newport

Across the 24 schools in Newport with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 89%. 5 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.

11 schools in Newport have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.

8 of the schools in Newport are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Essex, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.

15 of the schools in Newport have a current Ofsted rating, of which 11 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.

Primary schools in Newport: 3 oversubscribed (18)

Newport Primary School

Primary · Community school

Newport · CB11 3PU

Ages 4-11 163 pupils Capacity 210

Barton Primary School

Primary · Community school

Newport · PO30 2AX

Ages 3-11 257 pupils Capacity 295

Nine Acres Primary School

Primary · Community school

Newport · PO30 1QP

Ages 5-11 415 pupils Capacity 420

Summerfields Primary School

Primary · Community school

Newport · PO30 2LJ

Ages 5-11 196 pupils Capacity 210

Arreton St George's Church of England (Aided) Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Newport · PO30 3AD

Ages 4-11 69 pupils Capacity 140

Carisbrooke Church of England Controlled Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Newport · PO30 5QT

Ages 5-11 370 pupils Capacity 420

Shalfleet Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Newport · PO30 4NN

Ages 0-11 189 pupils Capacity 189

Brighstone Church of England Aided Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Newport · PO30 4BB

Ages 4-11 85 pupils Capacity 105

St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Newport · PO30 1NR

Ages 5-11 201 pupils Capacity 210

Newport Church of England Aided Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Newport · PO30 5GD

Ages 5-11 300 pupils Capacity 315

Church Aston Infant School

Primary · Community school

Newport · TF10 9JN

Ages 5-7 51 pupils Capacity 60

Lilleshall Primary School

Primary · Community school

Newport · TF10 9EY

Ages 5-11 214 pupils Capacity 214

Newport Infant School and Nursery

Primary · Community school

Newport · TF10 7DX

Ages 2-7 246 pupils Capacity 270

Moorfield Primary School

Primary · Foundation school

Newport · TF10 7QU

Ages 5-11 282 pupils Capacity 278

Newport Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Newport · TF10 7EA

Ages 7-11 319 pupils Capacity 360

St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Newport · TF10 7HU

Ages 5-11 163 pupils Capacity 210

Tibberton Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Newport · TF10 8NN

Ages 4-11 Capacity 150

Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Newport · PO30 5SH

Ages 3-11 Capacity 452

Secondary Schools in Newport (6)

Christ The King College

Secondary · Voluntary aided school

Newport · PO30 5QT

Ages 11-18 1047 pupils Capacity 1700

Newport Girls' High School Academy

Secondary · Academy converter

Newport · TF10 7HL

Ages 11-18 836 pupils Capacity 720

Haberdashers' Adams

Secondary · Academy converter

Newport · TF10 7BD

Ages 11-18 1072 pupils Capacity 1126

Medina College

Secondary · Academy converter

Newport · PO30 2DX

Ages 11-19 1226 pupils Capacity 1650

Carisbrooke College

Secondary · Academy converter

Newport · PO30 5QU

Ages 11-16 598 pupils Capacity 600

The Burton Borough School

Secondary · Academy sponsor led

Newport · TF10 7DS

Ages 11-16 1108 pupils Capacity 1210

Other Schools in Newport (57)

St George's School

Not applicable · Community special school

Newport · PO30 1XW

Ages 11-19 212 pupils Capacity 228

Haberdashers' Castle House School

Not applicable · Other independent school

Newport · TF10 7JE

Ages 0-11 158 pupils Capacity 150

The Isle of Wight College

All through · Further education

Newport · PO30 5TA

Ages 16-99

Lionheart School

Not applicable · Pupil referral unit

Newport · PO30 5HZ

Ages 11-16 50 pupils