Muxton Primary School

Muxton Primary School has shown some positive developments since its last inspection, particularly in the quality of education, where it has been rated as good. Significant efforts have been made to support pupils, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), and early reading is prioritized effectively. However, the overall effectiveness of the school is rated as requiring improvement, mainly due to inconsistent behaviour management and communication issues with parents. The school leadership is relatively new, and ongoing changes in governance have affected its ability to provide sufficient challenge to school leaders.

Strengths

• Effective support for pupils with SEND.
• Prioritization of early reading and phonics.
• Well-designed curriculum that enhances knowledge retention.
• Positive start for children in the early years.
• Wide range of extracurricular opportunities for pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent expectations for pupil behaviour.
• Low-level disruption in lessons affects learning.
• Communication between school and home is not effective.

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 Muxton Primary School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.8% 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, 0.7% of pupils at Muxton 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 Muxton Primary School had 21.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.0% 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, 13.0% of pupils at Muxton Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.8% 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 Muxton Primary School received £7,045 and spent £7,033 for each of its 368 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £166,000 (£452 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 Muxton Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Muxton Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Muxton Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Muxton Primary School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Muxton Primary School have?

Muxton Primary School has 368 pupils on roll.

What age range does Muxton Primary School cover?

Muxton Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

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

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Muxton Primary School?

Muxton Primary School is at Marshbrook Way, Muxton, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 8SA.