Lawley Village Academy

Lawley Village Academy continues to perform well as a good school, demonstrating a calm and welcoming environment where high expectations are set for both behavior and learning. Pupils benefit from a broad curriculum and successfully engage with reading through a structured phonics program, supported by additional activities that foster a love for reading. The school nurtures a sense of responsibility among pupils through leadership roles and community engagement, enabling them to develop into mature individuals. The newly appointed leadership team is fostering a positive direction for school improvement and reflects a collaborative approach among the staff.

Strengths

• High expectations for pupil behavior and attendance.
• Effective phonics program leading to strong reading skills.
• Broad curriculum enriched by educational trips and activities.
• Supportive teamwork and a commitment to improving pupil outcomes.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Implementation of the mathematics curriculum needs improvement.
• Assessment in some foundation subjects requires further refinement.

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 Lawley Village Academy attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.2% 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, 0.3% of pupils at Lawley Village Academy 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 Lawley Village Academy had 23.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.2% 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, 17.3% of pupils at Lawley Village Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.6% 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 2024–25 Lawley Village Academy received £6,203 and spent £5,975 for each of its 348 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £79,000 (£228 per pupil).

Across all 65 schools of Reach2 Academy Trust, income was £7,346 and spending £7,105 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Telford · Telford and Wrekin local authority: places and applications

Lawley Village Academy is part of Reach2 Academy Trust, which runs 65 schools. The nearest others:

• Aqueduct Primary Academy Telford
• Apley Wood Primary Academy Telford
• Bushbury Lane Academy Wolverhampton
• Silkmore Primary Academy Stafford
• Veritas Primary Academy Stafford
• Heath Hayes Primary Academy Cannock
• Norton Canes Primary Academy Cannock
• Springhill Primary Academy Burntwood
• Five Spires Academy Lichfield
• Manor Park Primary Academy Birmingham

What is Lawley Village Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lawley Village Academy is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Lawley Village Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Lawley Village Academy was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Lawley Village Academy have?

Lawley Village Academy has 381 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lawley Village Academy cover?

Lawley Village Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Lawley Village Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Lawley Village Academy?

Lawley Village Academy is at Bryce Way, Lawley Village, Telford, Shropshire, TF4 2SG.