Dawley Church of England Primary Academy

Telford and Wrekin · TF4 3AL

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 220 pupils, 44.9% FSM

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Dawley Church of England Primary Academy

General Information

Address: Doseley Road North, Dawley, Telford, TF4 3AL – View on map
Phone: 01952386280
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Ms Kerri-Ann Houlston
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 26 families put it first for 27 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 9 · 2025 10 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

220 pupils out of 226 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 97
% eligible for free school meals: 44.9%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (similar to the Telford and Wrekin average)
English as an additional language: 11% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 12.9% a year (Telford and Wrekin 13.3%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 88% moved to another school, 12% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Telford and Wrekin: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 1 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 1 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Telford and Wrekin, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 7.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 26.2%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 23.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 0.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 17 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 16 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 11 pupils
Hearing impairment: 3 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 62% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 15% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 4 percentage points below the Telford and Wrekin average (66%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 60% against an expected 55%)
3-year average (expected standard): 60%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 62% · Writing 65% · Maths 62% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 65%
Average test scores: reading 101, maths 102
Based on: 34 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolTelford and Wrekin averageEngland↗ Improving Up 9 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 4 percentage points below the Telford and Wrekin average (66%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 27th of 40 junior and primary schools in the area

=24Lawley Primary School and Nursery63%
=24Lightmoor Village Primary School63%
=27Dawley Church of England Primary Academy62%
=27Ladygrove Primary School62%
#29Priorslee Academy61%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Crudgington Primary School94%
#2Muxton Primary School80%
=3Newdale Primary School & Nursery78%
=3Redhill Primary Academy78%
=3St George's Church of England Primary School78%
=6Hadley Learning Community - Primary Phase77%
=6Windmill Primary School77%
#8St Peter's Church of England Controlled Primary School and Nursery76%
=9Moorfield Primary School74%
=9Wombridge Primary School74%
=11Lawley Village Academy73%
=11Old Park Primary School73%
#13John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School72%
=14High Ercall Primary School71%
=14Randlay Primary School71%
#16Captain Webb Primary School70%
#17Wrockwardine Wood Church of England Junior School69%
=18Lilleshall Primary School67%
=18Wrekin View Primary School67%
=20St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery Centre66%
=20St Patrick's Catholic Primary School66%
=20St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy66%
=20Teagues Bridge Primary School66%
=24Lantern Academy63%
=24Lawley Primary School and Nursery63%
=24Lightmoor Village Primary School63%
=27Dawley Church of England Primary Academy62%
=27Ladygrove Primary School62%
#29Priorslee Academy61%
#30Aqueduct Primary Academy60%
=31Grange Park Primary School59%
=31Hollinswood Primary School59%
=33Dothill Primary School58%
=33Sir Alexander Fleming Primary School58%
#35Holmer Lake Primary School56%
#36Apley Wood Primary Academy53%
#37Newport Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School51%
#38St Mary's Catholic Primary School48%
#39John Randall Primary School44%
#40Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School25%

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6th of 31 primary schools in Telford and Wrekin for Ofsted rating

#4Captain Webb Primary SchoolGood
#5Crudgington Primary SchoolGood
#6Dawley Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#7Dothill Primary SchoolGood
#8Hadley Learning Community - Primary PhaseGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Newdale Primary School & NurseryOutstanding
#2Redhill Primary AcademyOutstanding
#3William Reynolds Primary School and NurseryOutstanding
#4Captain Webb Primary SchoolGood
#5Crudgington Primary SchoolGood
#6Dawley Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#7Dothill Primary SchoolGood
#8Hadley Learning Community - Primary PhaseGood
#9High Ercall Primary SchoolGood
#10Hollinswood Primary SchoolGood
#11Holmer Lake Primary SchoolGood
#12John Fletcher of Madeley Primary SchoolGood
#13John Randall Primary SchoolGood
#14Ladygrove Primary SchoolGood
#15Lawley Primary School and NurseryGood
#16Lawley Village AcademyGood
#17Lightmoor Village Primary SchoolGood
#18Meadows Primary School and NurseryGood
#19Millbrook Primary School and NurseryGood
#20Old Park Primary SchoolGood
#21Randlay Primary SchoolGood
#22St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#23St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.Good
#24St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery CentreGood
#25Tibberton Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#26Windmill Primary SchoolGood
#27Wombridge Primary SchoolGood
#28Woodlands Primary School and NurseryGood
#29Aqueduct Primary AcademyRequires improvement
#30Muxton Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#31St Peter's Bratton Church of England AcademyRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,245 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

11th of 39 primary schools in Telford and Wrekin for spending per pupil

#9Hollinswood Primary School£7,345
#10John Randall Primary School£7,263
#11Dawley Church of England Primary Academy£7,245
#12Wombridge Primary School£7,230
#13Windmill Primary School£7,155

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Hadley Learning Community - Primary Phase£24,280
#2John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School£9,717
#3Allscott Meads Primary Academy£8,457
#4Lantern Academy£8,381
#5Holmer Lake Primary School£7,873
#6St Mary's Catholic Primary School£7,842
#7Old Park Primary School£7,442
#8Sir Alexander Fleming Primary School£7,350
#9Hollinswood Primary School£7,345
#10John Randall Primary School£7,263
#11Dawley Church of England Primary Academy£7,245
#12Wombridge Primary School£7,230
#13Windmill Primary School£7,155
#14Grange Park Primary School£6,787
#15Newdale Primary School & Nursery£6,766
#16St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery Centre£6,729
#17Captain Webb Primary School£6,728
#18Lightmoor Village Primary School£6,681
#19High Ercall Primary School£6,468
#20Teagues Bridge Primary School£6,451
#21St Peter's Church of England Controlled Primary School and Nursery£6,396
#22Muxton Primary School£6,334
#23Ladygrove Primary School£6,322
#24Lawley Primary School and Nursery£6,262
#25Randlay Primary School£6,244
#26Crudgington Primary School£6,240
#27Redhill Primary Academy£6,229
#28Wrekin View Primary School£6,156
#29Aqueduct Primary Academy£6,131
#30St Patrick's Catholic Primary School£6,106
#31St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy£6,068
#32St George's Church of England Primary School£5,994
#33Dothill Primary School£5,835
#34St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy£5,785
#35Moorfield Primary School£5,784
#36St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.£5,619
#37Lilleshall Primary School£5,613
#38Apley Wood Primary Academy£5,597
#39Lawley Village Academy£5,499

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