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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Thomas Telford Primary Free School

Primary Free schools URN 151706
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 35.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Ofsted inspection information

Latest published outcome No overall judgement
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SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Telford and Wrekin
Trust THOMAS TELFORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 149 149 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 81 54.4% of pupils
Male pupils 68 45.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

15.4%
9.4 pts below England
School 15.4%
Telford and Wrekin 27.3%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

30.2%
9.9 pts above England
School 30.2%
Telford and Wrekin 16.5%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
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
49.0%
73
African
15.4%
23
Indian
8.7%
13
Chinese
6.7%
10
White and Asian
6.7%
10
Any other White background
3.4%
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 13.4% 20 of 149 pupils
7.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 13.4%
Telford and Wrekin 22.1%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.4% 20 pupils
England 14.8% 1.4 pts below
EHC plans 0.0% 0 pupils
England 6.0% 6.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 9
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Hearing impairment 1
Specific learning difficulty 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.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

35.5% 52.7 pts below England
Thomas Telford Primary Free School
35.5%
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