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Short Wood Primary School

Primary

Telford and Wrekin · Telford · TF1 2JA www.shortwoodprimaryschool.com

Pupils
546
cap. 490
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
546
Pupils · 2024/25
42%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
546
Pupils · 2024/25
42%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Closed school

This school is closed.

Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/03/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityTelford and Wrekin
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusClosed

Overview of Short Wood Primary School · Primary · Telford and Wrekin

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
59%
+6pp
64%59%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
RWM higher standard
10%
+7pp
10%7%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
63%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
66%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
546
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
42%
FSM eligible
37%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Limekiln Lane, Wellington, Telford, TF1 2JA
Local authority
Telford and Wrekin
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2559%10%63%23%70%19%71%24%66%76%103.0103.0105.020%546
2023/2453%3%62%18%73%4%68%11%77%70%102.0102.0102.022%568
2022/2364%4%74%29%71%7%77%23%80%67%104.0104.0104.0+2.20+0.80+2.2022%566
2018/1958%6%67%15%76%18%73%8%76%62%102.0102.0102.0-0.70+0.30-1.8022%556
2017/1860%8%73%16%77%11%73%13%81%73%104.0103.0104.0-1.00-1.00-1.3024%549
2016/1748%7%60%15%67%8%55%15%65%73%101.0101.0103.0-1.30-0.20-2.1025%540

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2554619.220%42%37%6%13%
2023/2456819.022%43%32%6%18%
2022/2356618.422%44%32%6%19%
2021/2255819.419%42%30%6%18%
2020/2155317.917%42%26%
2018/1955619.822%41%23%4%5%
2017/1854918.824%40%25%4%8%
2016/1754020.425%43%26%4%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.