SCHOOL PROFILE

Teagues Bridge Primary School

Primary Community school URN 123451
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 280 Published school capacity
Capacity used 92.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

2 June 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Needs attention
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

19 March 2024
Graded inspection Requires improvement
Published 1 May 2024
3 February 2023
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 16 March 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Telford and Wrekin
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 258 258 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 125 48.4% of pupils
Male pupils 133 51.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

29.1%
4.3 pts above England
School 29.1%
Telford and Wrekin 27.3%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

29.8%
9.5 pts above England
School 29.8%
Telford and Wrekin 16.5%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.8%
0.2 pts below England
School 0.8%
Telford and Wrekin 1.3%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
57.4%
148
Any other White background
15.1%
39
African
6.2%
16
Indian
6.2%
16
White and Black Caribbean
4.3%
11
White and Asian
3.1%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 14.3% 37 of 258 pupils
6.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.3%
Telford and Wrekin 22.1%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.6% 30 pupils
England 14.8% 3.2 pts below
EHC plans 2.7% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 3.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 18
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Moderate learning difficulty 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
No specialist assessment yet 1
Vision impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

66.0% 5.6 pts above England
School 66.0%
Telford and Wrekin 62.6%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

73.0%

0.8 pts below England

School 73.0%
Telford and Wrekin 73.0%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

80.0%

9.7 pts above England

School 80.0%
Telford and Wrekin 72.1%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

78.0%

6.0 pts above England

School 78.0%
Telford and Wrekin 72.9%
West Midlands 71.4%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.70%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.52 pts lower than England
School 4.70%
Telford and Wrekin 5.77%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.66%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.15 pts lower than England
School 9.66%
Telford and Wrekin 14.62%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.84%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.96 pts lower than England
School 0.84%
Telford and Wrekin 1.66%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

92.1% 4.0 pts above England
Teagues Bridge Primary School
92.1%
Telford and Wrekin
92.1%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information