Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School

Telford and Wrekin · TF2 8BH

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 196 pupils, 54.1% FSM

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Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School

General Information

Address: Leonard Close, Winifreds Drive, Telford, TF2 8BH – View on map
Phone: 01952386660
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Robert Fox
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

196 pupils out of 240 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 106
% eligible for free school meals: 54.1%
Pupil mix: 7 in 10 (more mixed than the Telford and Wrekin average)
English as an additional language: 46% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 17.3% a year (Telford and Wrekin 13.3%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 66% moved to another school, 34% 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.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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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: 5.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 16.2%
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: 22.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.5%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 18 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 14 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 10 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

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: 25% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 2% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 41 percentage points below the Telford and Wrekin average (66%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (3-year average 35% against an expected 55%)
3-year average (expected standard): 35%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 38% · Writing 54% · Maths 38% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 54%
Average test scores: reading 99, maths 97
Based on: 56 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↘ Falling Down 10 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 41 percentage points below the Telford and Wrekin average (66%).

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

#38St Mary's Catholic Primary School48%
#39John Randall Primary School44%
#40Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School25%

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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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1st of 3 junior schools in Telford and Wrekin for Ofsted rating

#1Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolGood
#2Newport Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolGood
#3Wrockwardine Wood Church of England Junior SchoolGood

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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

#1Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolGood
#2Newport Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolGood
#3Wrockwardine Wood Church of England Junior SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,916 (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.

1st of 3 junior schools in Telford and Wrekin for spending per pupil

#1Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School£7,916
#2Newport Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School£6,215
#3Wrockwardine Wood Church of England Junior School£6,174

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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

#1Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School£7,916
#2Newport Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School£6,215
#3Wrockwardine Wood Church of England Junior School£6,174

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