St Peter's Church of England Controlled Primary School and Nursery
Voluntary controlled primary school in Telford (Telford and Wrekin).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
If your child is due to start school in September 2026, applications should be made via the admissions portal on the Telford and Wrekin website here Introduction - Starting school - Telford & Wrekin Council A very warm welcome to St. Peter's CE Primary School and Nursery! We are situated in the rural village of Edgmond, near to the market town of Newport, Shropshire.
Our happy, successful and caring school is very much at the heart of the village, with close links to St. Peter's Church, our village community and the Newport cluster of schools. As a church school we have a strong ethos based around our Christian values of love, peace, kindness, gentleness, joy, patience and goodness.
We pride ourselves on providing a broad, ambitious curriculum for all our children and are dedicated to ensuring inclusion is at the forefront of our educational offer. We would be delighted to meet you and show you around our school and nursery – please click on the Contact Us button above for further details of how to get in touch.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Lego
- Multi-Sports
- Music
- Swimming
- Forest School
- Restorative Practice
- Trauma Informed Schools
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- School Games MarkSport
Key facts
- URN
- 123474
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Constituency
- The Wrekin
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Governors
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Howard Auckland | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mrs Gillian Partridge | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Matthew Partridge | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr James McIver | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Robert Wilkinson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Gareth Lambe | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr James Barlow | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Gayle Hickman | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Daniel Manning | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Claire Medhurst Former | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 · term ended 2025 |
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