SCHOOL PROFILE

Newdale Primary School & Nursery

Primary Community school URN 133300
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 118.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

18 May 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Outstanding
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 498 429 full-time · 69 part-time
Female pupils 240 48.2% of pupils
Male pupils 258 51.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

19.5%
5.3 pts below England
School 19.5%
Telford and Wrekin 27.3%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

30.1%
9.8 pts above England
School 30.1%
Telford and Wrekin 16.5%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.4%
0.6 pts below England
School 0.4%
Telford and Wrekin 1.3%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
64.7%
322
African
5.2%
26
Any other White background
5.2%
26
Indian
5.2%
26
Chinese
3.0%
15
Pakistani
2.2%
11
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 20.3% 101 of 498 pupils
0.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.3%
Telford and Wrekin 22.1%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.1% 90 pupils
England 14.8% 3.3 pts above
EHC plans 2.2% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 3.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 32
Social, emotional & mental health 24
Speech, language & communication 21
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Physical disability 5
Other difficulty or disability 4

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

78.0% 17.6 pts above England
School 78.0%
Telford and Wrekin 62.6%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

83.0%

9.2 pts above England

School 83.0%
Telford and Wrekin 73.0%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

81.0%

10.7 pts above England

School 81.0%
Telford and Wrekin 72.1%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

88.0%

16.0 pts above England

School 88.0%
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

3.62%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.60 pts lower than England
School 3.62%
Telford and Wrekin 5.77%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

5.74%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.08 pts lower than England
School 5.74%
Telford and Wrekin 14.62%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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

118.6% 30.4 pts above England
Newdale Primary School & Nursery
118.6%
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