OFSTED
12 June 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Telford and Wrekin
Trust
The Beacon Co-operative Learning trust
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
342
342 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
182
53.2% of pupils
Male pupils
160
46.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.8 pts
below England
School
24.0%
Telford and Wrekin
27.3%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.8 pts
above England
School
21.1%
Telford and Wrekin
16.5%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Telford and Wrekin
1.3%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
64.3%
220
Any other White background
6.7%
23
African
6.4%
22
Indian
6.4%
22
Any other Asian background
4.4%
15
Pakistani
3.5%
12
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
23.1%
79 of
342 pupils
2.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
58.0%
2.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Reading
5.8 pts below England
School
68.0%
Telford and Wrekin
73.0%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Writing
2.7 pts above England
School
73.0%
Telford and Wrekin
72.1%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
64.0%
Maths
8.0 pts below England
School
64.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.07%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.14 pts
lower than
England
School
6.07%
Telford and Wrekin
5.77%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.86%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.05 pts
higher than
England
School
15.86%
Telford and Wrekin
14.62%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.70%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.10 pts
lower than
England
School
1.70%
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
81.4%
6.8 pts
below England
Dothill Primary School
81.4%
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.