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Marshfield Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11Council444 pupilsNurseryNewport
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance94.6%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families4%
Pupils with additional learning needs3%
Pupils on roll444
NeighbourhoodAmong the wealthiest areasWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher21.9

Marshfield Primary School is a council school in Newport for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 444 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Marshfield Road, Castleton, Newport, CF3 2UW01633 680303All details

Inspection

Schools in Wales are inspected by Estyn, not Ofsted. Since September 2022 Estyn's reports describe what a school does well and what it needs to work on, without giving a grade.

Estyn's latest report, and any follow-up visits, are on Estyn's website. The only schools given a formal label are those in special measures or needing significant improvement.

Find this school's Estyn reportsMy Local School (Welsh Government)

Results

Wales stopped publishing results for individual primary schools in 2019, so there are none to show. Attendance, pupil numbers and staffing below come from the Welsh Government's My Local School.

Getting a place

There is no entrance test. The council hands out the places. Brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups go first; after that, the closer you live, the better your chances.

Teaching is in English.

You apply through Newport council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll444
Pupils from low-income families4%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support3%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils16%
LanguageEnglish mediumEnglish medium school / provision
NeighbourhoodAmong the wealthiest areasIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 9 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals4.2%4.4%3.9%3.6%3.4%3.2%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)2.5%5.3%5.6%5.6%6.8%4.2%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils15.5%16.5%14.6%15.1%11.9%13.3%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.6% of the time. Across primary schools in Wales it was 92.8%. Wales doesn't publish figures on pupils who miss a lot of school, or on exclusions, for individual schools.

Attendance94.6%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 96.6%96.6%20192023: 94.5%94.5%20232024: 94.8%94.8%20242025: 94.6%94.6%2025
Since 2019: -2.0%

Staff and budget

From the Welsh Government's My Local School, 2025/26.

Budget per pupil£4,5592025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 2,9232,92320202021: 3,2813,28120212022: 3,4833,48320222023: 3,7733,77320232024: 4,0454,04520242025: 4,3034,30320252026: 4,5594,5592026
Since 2020: +1,636

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £1,119 less than the Welsh average for primary schools. Small and rural schools tend to get more per pupil.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1412 months to June 2026, mostly other theft
Local crime rate68 per 1,000 people25% lower than the England average
Typical house price£235,000Newport
Nearest bus stop140 mMarshfield Primary School, 4 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Willowbrook Primary SchoolCouncil1.4 miles422Estyn, no grade–Compare
Bishop Childs C.I.W. Primary SchoolChurch in Wales1.4 miles201Estyn, no grade–Compare
Oakfield Primary SchoolCouncil1.7 miles458Estyn, no grade–Compare
Meadowlane Primary SchoolCouncil1.8 miles319Estyn, no grade–Compare
St Mellons C.I.W. Primary SchoolChurch in Wales2.0 miles229Estyn, no grade–Compare
Ysgol Pen Y PilCouncil2.1 miles175Estyn, no grade–Compare
Pen-Y-Bryn Primary SchoolCouncil2.1 miles246Estyn, no grade–Compare
St John Lloyd R.C. Primary SchoolRoman Catholic2.2 miles337Estyn, no grade–Compare
Primary schools in NewportBest primary schools in Wales

Questions parents ask

Is Marshfield Primary School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Marshfield Primary School yet.

How many pupils does Marshfield Primary School have?

444 pupils aged 3 to 11.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Marshfield Road, Castleton, Newport, CF3 2UW
Telephone
01633 680303
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Newport
Ward
Tredegar Park and Marshfield
Constituency
Newport West and Islwyn
Setting
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
401536 · School number 6802236
Language
English medium school / provision
Official recordMy Local SchoolDownload this school's data (CSV)

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “Primary” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Community school” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “444” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “4.2” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from