SCHOOL PROFILE

John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 123526
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 255 Published school capacity
Capacity used 83.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

18 October 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England/Methodist
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 213 213 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 102 47.9% of pupils
Male pupils 111 52.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

37.6%
12.8 pts above England
School 37.6%
Telford and Wrekin 27.3%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

7.5%
12.8 pts below England
School 7.5%
Telford and Wrekin 16.5%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

7.0%
6.0 pts above England
School 7.0%
Telford and Wrekin 1.3%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
70.4%
150
African
9.9%
21
Unclassified
4.7%
10
White and Asian
2.8%
6
White and Black Caribbean
2.8%
6
Pakistani
2.3%
5
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 43.2% 92 of 213 pupils
22.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 43.2%
Telford and Wrekin 22.1%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 31.5% 67 pupils
England 14.8% 16.7 pts above
EHC plans 11.7% 25 pupils
England 6.0% 5.7 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 33
Moderate learning difficulty 25
Social, emotional & mental health 18
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Specific learning difficulty 3
Vision impairment 3

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

72.0% 11.6 pts above England
School 72.0%
Telford and Wrekin 62.6%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

76.0%

2.2 pts above England

School 76.0%
Telford and Wrekin 73.0%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

74.0%

3.7 pts above England

School 74.0%
Telford and Wrekin 72.1%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

83.0%

11.0 pts above England

School 83.0%
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

6.91%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.69 pts higher than England
School 6.91%
Telford and Wrekin 5.77%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

22.75%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.93 pts higher than England
School 22.75%
Telford and Wrekin 14.62%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.86%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

2.06 pts higher than England
School 3.86%
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

83.5% 4.7 pts below England
John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School
83.5%
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