Captain Webb Primary School

Captain Webb Primary School has made significant improvements since its last inspection, moving from requiring improvement to a good rating overall. Under strong leadership, the school offers a safe and supportive environment where pupils are well cared for and taught effectively. High expectations from staff and a collaborative atmosphere contribute to rising academic standards, ensuring pupils are prepared for secondary school. Enrichment opportunities, such as outings and extra-curricular activities, enhance the overall educational experience for students.

Strengths

• Effective leadership driving school improvements
• High expectations for staff and students
• Strong behaviour management resulting in a positive school environment
• Well-planned and executed curriculum in English and mathematics
• Good teaching of reading with effective phonics instruction
• Inclusive approach for pupils with special educational needs
• Variety of enrichment activities and trips to support learning

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in classroom support for pupils with SEND
• Need for improved mathematical fluency among students
• Foundation subjects not as firmly established as English and mathematics

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Captain Webb Primary School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.7% of pupils at Captain Webb Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Captain Webb Primary School had 23.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.5% of pupils at Captain Webb Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Captain Webb Primary School received £7,332 and spent £7,173 for each of its 436 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £142,000 (£327 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Captain Webb Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Captain Webb Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Captain Webb Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Captain Webb Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Captain Webb Primary School have?

Captain Webb Primary School has 458 pupils on roll.

What age range does Captain Webb Primary School cover?

Captain Webb Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Captain Webb Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Captain Webb Primary School?

Captain Webb Primary School is at Webb Crescent, Pool Hill, Captain Webb Cp School, Webb Crescent, Dawley, Telford, Shropshire, TF4 3DU.