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Redhill Primary Academy

Primary Ages 3-11 491 pupils Telford
Ofsted: Outstanding
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Redhill Primary Academy is an academy converter in Telford for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 491 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Redhill Primary Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in July 2024. In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. It is hard to get into: 45 of the 105 families who put it first for a Reception place in September 2026 did not get one.

Ofsted inspection: July 2024. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Gatcombe Way
Priorslee
Telford
Shropshire
TF2 9GZ
Phone 01952327170
Reference Number 146026

General Makeup

Number of pupils 491
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.18%
Girls: 45.82%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 8.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 28.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 30 30 60
2 32 26 58
3 32 28 60
4 35 26 61
5 35 26 61
6 38 23 61

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 63.5%
Indian 10.2%
White & Asian 4.7%
African 4.3%
White, Other 3.9%
Chinese 3.9%
Mixed, Other 2.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2%
Unclassified 1.4%
White & Black (African) 1.4%
Pakistani 0.8%
Asian, Other 0.4%

Redhill Primary Academy is performing exceptionally well, achieving an overall effectiveness rating of outstanding. The school has transformed since its previous inspection, with leaders implementing a meticulously crafted curriculum that engages and inspires pupils. The school's inclusive culture fosters an environment where students thrive both academically and socially, contributing positively to their communities. Parents express high satisfaction with the school's ability to produce well-rounded students who are confident and eager to learn.

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Report Date 11 Jun 2024
Date Report
11 Jun 2024 School inspection:
13 Dec 2022 School inspection
11 Sep 2018 Academy conversion letter
07 Nov 2017 Short inspection
Previously as Redhill Primary School
06 Jun 2013 Full inspection:
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
24 Nov 2008 Full inspection:
19 Jun 2008 Curriculum and development visit
14 Oct 2005 Full inspection:
04 Oct 1999 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Exceptional curriculum that meets the needs of all learners
  • High levels of pupil engagement and motivation in lessons
  • Outstanding support for personal development and well-being
  • Highly effective staff training and development
  • Robust assessment practices that enhance understanding
  • Strong collaborative relationships among pupils
  • Proactive approach to safeguarding and inclusivity

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 78%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 22%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 107
Maths 108

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 3.2
Writing 3
Maths 3.2

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Average Scaled Score

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 74 0
Third Preference 36 0
From another Local Authority 6 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Redhill Primary Academy had 425 pupils for 420 places. That is 5 more pupils than the school has room for.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “North East Central” planning area

Telford and Wrekin counted 194 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 254 in 2029–30, up 31%.

201920212022202320242025
Places 420420420420420420
Pupils 417414416426425425
Unfilled 0.7%1.4%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%

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 Redhill Primary Academy attended 96.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 2.0%1.9%3.2%3.0%3.0%2.7%
Unauthorised absence 0.5%0.3%0.8%0.6%0.8%0.7%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%0.0%0.3%

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 Redhill Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.20.00.00.00.00.21.6
Permanent exclusions 0000000

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 Redhill Primary Academy had 24.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

20192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 13.712.610.211.211.612.112.111.9
Teachers who left state teaching 0.0%4.6%0.0%5.5%5.2%0.0%5.5%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 0.0%–26.3%55.0%55.0%70.0%56.5%–
Sick days per teacher 0.0–1.23.12.02.33.0–

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, 14.7% of pupils at Redhill Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Specific learning difficulty 26 1
Speech, language and communication needs 22 3
Social, emotional and mental health 12 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 8 3
Moderate learning difficulty 1 1
Hearing impairment 1 0
Multi-sensory impairment 1 0
Other difficulty or disability 1 0

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 Redhill Primary Academy received £6,371 and spent £6,354 for each of its 463 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £276,000 (£597 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of Thomas Telford Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,869 and spending £7,488 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2019202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £72,000£102,000£148,000£292,000£303,000£221,000£276,000
per pupil £161£229£336£655£666£476£597
In-year balance -£6,000-£32,000-£67,000£142,000£67,000-£166,000£8,000
per pupil -£13-£72-£152£318£147-£357£17

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.

Name Distance
Thomas Telford Primary Free School
George Lees Avenue, Telford, TF2 5AB
0.54 miles
Priorslee Academy
Priorslee Avenue, Priorslee, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 9RS
0.6 miles
St George's Church of England Primary School
London Road, St George's, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 9LJ
0.83 miles
St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery Centre
Church Road, Donnington Wood, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 7PZ
1.53 miles
Lantern Academy
Yates Way, Ketley Bank, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 0AZ
1.56 miles
Oakengates Nursery School
Charlton Street, Telford, TF2 6BT
1.6 miles
Hollinswood Primary School
Dale Acre Way, Hollinswood, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 2EP
1.69 miles
Wombridge Primary School
Hartshill, Oakengates, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 6AN
1.71 miles
Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery
Church Road, Wrockwardine Wood, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 7AH
1.73 miles
Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Leonard Close, Winifreds Drive, Donnington, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 8BH
1.82 miles
Muxton Primary School
Marshbrook Way, Muxton, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 8SA
1.88 miles
Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre
Baldwin Webb Avenue, Donnington, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 8EP
2.01 miles
Wrockwardine Wood Church of England Junior School
Wrockwardine Wood Junior School Church Road, Trench, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 7HG
2.03 miles
St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.
Church Road, Trench, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 7HG
2.06 miles
Teagues Bridge Primary School
Teagues Cresent, Trench, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 6RE
2.13 miles
Old Park Primary School
Brunel Road, Malinslee, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 2BF
2.17 miles
Randlay Primary School
Randlay, Local Centre, Randlay Avenue, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 2LR
2.2 miles
Sheriffhales Primary School and Preschool
Sheriffhales, Sheriffhales, Shifnal, Shropshire, TF11 8RA
2.49 miles
Newdale Primary School & Nursery
Marlborough Way, Rock Road, Newdale, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 5HA
2.54 miles
Meadows Primary School and Nursery
Riddings Close, Ketley, Telford, Shropshire, TF1 5HF
2.56 miles
Name Distance
Holy Trinity Academy
Teece Drive, Priorslee, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 9SQ
0.54 miles
Amberleigh Therapeutic School
The Oaks, Redhill, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 9NZ
1 miles
New Road Academy
New Road, Wrockwardine Wood, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 7AB
1.64 miles
Thomas Telford School
Old Park, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 4NW
2.05 miles
Idsall School
Coppice Green Lane, Shifnal, Shropshire, TF11 8PD
2.55 miles
The Telford Park School
Grange Avenue, Stirchley, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 1FA
2.65 miles
Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase
Waterloo Road, Hadley, Telford, Shropshire, TF1 5NU
2.73 miles
Queensway
Hinkshay Road, Dawley, Telford, TF4 3PP
2.76 miles
The Telford Langley School
Duce Drive, Dawley, Telford, Shropshire, TF4 3JS
2.89 miles
The Bridge School
Waterloo Road, Hadley, Telford, Shropshire, TF1 5NQ
2.99 miles
Southall School
Off Rowan Avenue, Dawley, Telford, Shropshire, TF4 3PX
3.08 miles
Lamledge School
Lamledge Lane, Shifnal, Shropshire, TF11 8SD
3.22 miles
Telford College
Haybridge Road, Wellington, Telford, Shropshire, TF1 2NP
3.43 miles
Madeley Academy
Castlefields Way, Madeley, Telford, Shropshire, TF7 5FB
3.83 miles
Wrekin College
Sutherland Road, Telford, TF1 3BH
3.98 miles
Ercall Wood Academy
Golf Links Lane, Wellington, Telford, Shropshire, TF1 2DT
4.18 miles
Charlton School
Apley Avenue, Telford, TF1 3FA
4.36 miles
Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
Ironbridge Road, Madeley, Telford, Shropshire, TF7 5HX
4.66 miles

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

Redhill Primary Academy is part of Thomas Telford Multi Academy Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

What is Redhill Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Redhill Primary Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Redhill Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Redhill Primary Academy was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Redhill Primary Academy have?

Redhill Primary Academy has 491 pupils on roll.

What age range does Redhill Primary Academy cover?

Redhill Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Redhill Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Redhill Primary Academy?

Redhill Primary Academy is at Gatcombe Way, Priorslee, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 9GZ.

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