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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.

Primary Academy converter URN 151101
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 160 Published school capacity
Capacity used 95.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

6 December 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
Published 21 January 2024 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Telford and Wrekin
Trust OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 152 152 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 77 50.7% of pupils
Male pupils 75 49.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

25.0%
0.2 pts above England
School 25.0%
Telford and Wrekin 27.3%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

44.1%
23.8 pts above England
School 44.1%
Telford and Wrekin 16.5%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

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

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
43.4%
66
Any other White background
19.7%
30
African
16.4%
25
Indian
8.6%
13
Traveller of Irish heritage
4.6%
7
White and Black Caribbean
2.0%
3
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 19.1% 29 of 152 pupils
1.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.1%
Telford and Wrekin 22.1%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.5% 25 pupils
England 14.8% 1.7 pts above
EHC plans 2.6% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 3.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 11
Moderate learning difficulty 8
No specialist assessment yet 6
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Physical disability 2

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.

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

4.13%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.08 pts lower than England
School 4.13%
Telford and Wrekin 5.77%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

7.75%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.07 pts lower than England
School 7.75%
Telford and Wrekin 14.62%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.70%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.10 pts lower than England
School 0.70%
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

95.0% 6.8 pts above England
St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.
95.0%
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