John Randall Primary School

John Randall Primary School is a smaller-than-average primary with a nursery and a specially resourced SEND provision, serving a community with high levels of disadvantage and above-average SEND support. Inspectors found the school performing securely in most areas, with safeguarding standards met. Leaders have created a calm, inclusive and values-driven school where pupils feel safe, behave well and are supported by positive relationships. The early years provision is a particular strength, and inclusion, leadership and governance are also strong.

Strengths

• Safeguarding standards are met through an open and positive culture.
• Leaders have built a broad and ambitious curriculum.
• Early years provision gives children a nurturing and happy start.
• The Horizon Room SEND resource provision is highly effective.
• Support for disadvantaged pupils and vulnerable families is strong.
• Governance provides effective support and challenge.
• Staff feel valued and are well supported.
• Behaviour and attendance strategies are clear and consistently applied.
• Pupils feel safe, behave well and report that bullying is rare.
• Personal development promotes values, safety and citizenship.
• A wide range of clubs, visits and performance opportunities are available.
• Support staff are deployed effectively and SEND adaptations are well matched.
• Parents are positive about the care and support their children receive.

Areas for Improvement

• Pupil outcomes at the end of key stage 2 are not consistently strong enough.
• Too few pupils reach the higher standard in reading, writing and mathematics.
• Some pupils leave key stage 2 without secure essential knowledge in reading and writing.
• Disadvantaged pupils' reading attainment remains below national figures.
• Checking of pupils' work and correcting misconceptions is not consistently precise or routine.
• Pupils are not always supported to edit and improve their writing consistently.
• Foundational reading and writing skills need further development before pupils move on.
• Pupil leadership opportunities are too limited.
• Overall absence remains above the national average, though persistent absence is close to average.
• There are pockets of inconsistency in curriculum implementation and teaching.

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 John Randall Primary School attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.3% 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, 0.4% of pupils at John Randall 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 John Randall Primary School had 19.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.0% 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, 22.2% of pupils at John Randall Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.6% 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 John Randall Primary School received £9,224 and spent £9,246 for each of its 205 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £152,000 (£743 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 John Randall Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for John Randall Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was John Randall Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

John Randall Primary School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does John Randall Primary School have?

John Randall Primary School has 216 pupils on roll.

What age range does John Randall Primary School cover?

John Randall Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are John Randall Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 44% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is John Randall Primary School?

John Randall Primary School is at Queen Street, Madeley, Telford, Shropshire, TF7 4DS.