Lightmoor Village Primary School

Lightmoor Village Primary School is a highly inclusive, caring school where pupils feel safe, valued and confident. Attendance is above national averages, persistent absence has fallen well below national averages, and behaviour is excellent; pupils are polite, respectful and engage well in lessons. Inclusion is central to the school's work, with strong support for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils, and a well-planned personal development programme that builds confidence, resilience and character. Safeguarding standards are met. The school's wider curriculum is well sequenced, reading is a particular strength, and the early years provides a warm, nurturing start. However, overall achievement, curriculum and teaching, early years, and leadership and governance are judged at the expected standard rather than the strongest levels. Some pupils' progress is not maximised because gaps in spelling and handwriting are not consistently closed quickly enough, and checks on learning do not always identify and address errors so that mistakes are not repeated. In early years, staff do not always maximise learning through purposeful activities and high-quality interactions. Leaders are ambitious, supportive and know the school well. Relationships with parents and carers are a particular strength, and staff value the professional development and wellbeing support they receive. The school has a high proportion of pupils with SEN support, and leaders' inclusive approach helps these pupils and disadvantaged pupils make suitable progress. The next steps focus on sharpening handwriting and spelling teaching, making assessment checks more consistently effective, and strengthening early years interactions.

Strengths

• Highly inclusive culture where every pupil feels welcome, valued and successful.
• Pupils' behaviour is highly positive; they are polite, respectful and welcoming.
• Attendance is above national average and persistent absence has reduced significantly.
• Strong support for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND to attend and succeed.
• Pupils feel safe and bullying or discriminatory behaviour is rare and addressed effectively.
• Well-planned personal development programme prepares pupils well for life beyond school.
• Strong emphasis on social and emotional development, confidence, resilience and independence.
• Rich enrichment and outdoor learning opportunities, including charity work, performances and residential visits.
• Reading outcomes at the end of key stage 2 are typically above national averages.
• Phonics is taught consistently from the start, with support for pupils at risk of falling behind.
• Well-sequenced and progressive wider curriculum across all subjects.
• Warm, nurturing early years provision with a strong communication and language focus.
• Supportive relationships with parents and carers; communication is clear and families feel supported.
• Leaders are committed, visible role models who prioritise staff development and wellbeing.
• Governors know the school well and provide appropriate support and challenge.
• Safeguarding standards are met, with an open culture of safeguarding.

Areas for Improvement

• Progress is not always maximised because gaps in spelling and handwriting are not consistently closed quickly enough.
• Some gaps in knowledge are not consistently identified and addressed across the curriculum.
• Checks on learning are not consistently effective in identifying and addressing errors, so mistakes can be repeated.
• Early years staff do not always maximise learning opportunities through purposeful activities and high-quality interactions.

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 Lightmoor Village Primary School attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.3% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Lightmoor Village 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 Lightmoor Village Primary School had 23.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.2% 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, 28.5% of pupils at Lightmoor Village Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.9% 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 Lightmoor Village Primary School received £7,068 and spent £7,056 for each of its 214 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £70,000 (£329 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 Lightmoor Village Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lightmoor Village Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Lightmoor Village Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Lightmoor Village Primary School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Lightmoor Village Primary School have?

Lightmoor Village Primary School has 214 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lightmoor Village Primary School cover?

Lightmoor Village Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

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

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Lightmoor Village Primary School?

Lightmoor Village Primary School is at Lightmoor Way, Lightmoor Village, Telford, TF4 3EG.