St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy

St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy is an inclusive Church of England school where pupils feel welcome, valued and safe, and safeguarding standards are met. Pupils attend well, pastoral support is a notable strength, and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are generally well supported, including those with complex needs. Personal development is carefully planned, and pupils benefit from a broad range of clubs, visits, residential experiences and leadership roles. However, the school is not yet performing consistently well across all areas. Achievement is uneven, and some pupils do not secure essential reading, writing and mathematics knowledge quickly enough because misconceptions are not always identified or addressed promptly. Curriculum implementation and teaching quality vary across subjects and year groups, behaviour expectations are not applied consistently, and early years practice is still being strengthened after staffing changes. Leaders understand the school's priorities and governance provides appropriate challenge and support, but improvement actions have not yet secured consistent change across behaviour, curriculum, assessment and early years. Staffing turbulence has slowed progress, and leaders have not yet built the confidence of all parents and carers. The school is part of St Chad's Academies Trust and was inspected under section 5 in September 2026.

Strengths

• Inclusive culture where pupils feel welcome, valued and safe
• High-quality pastoral support helps pupils feel cared for and ready to learn
• Pupils with SEND, including those with complex needs, receive suitable adaptations and hub support
• Attendance is above national averages, including for vulnerable pupils and pupils with SEND
• Phonics is typically taught well, with a high proportion of pupils passing the Year 1 screening check
• Personal development is carefully planned and prepares pupils well for life in modern Britain
• Pupils benefit from a broad range of clubs, visits, residential experiences and leadership roles
• Disadvantaged pupils' performance has improved and is above national averages in several key measures
• The curriculum is well sequenced, with knowledge and skills mapped across stages
• Governance meets statutory duties and provides appropriate challenge and support
• Early years relationships are warm and nurturing, helping children feel safe and happy

Areas for Improvement

• Achievement is inconsistent, and some pupils do not secure essential reading, writing and mathematics knowledge quickly enough
• Staff do not always identify or address misconceptions promptly, so some pupils move on before they are secure
• Curriculum and teaching are not implemented consistently well across subjects and year groups
• Assessment is not used precisely enough to identify and close gaps in pupils' knowledge
• Behaviour expectations and routines are not applied consistently, and low-level disruption affects some pupils' learning
• Leaders do not monitor behaviour closely enough, particularly during social times
• Early years curriculum implementation and adult-child interactions remain inconsistent
• Staffing turbulence has slowed improvement, and leaders' actions have not yet secured improvement across all key areas
• Some leaders do not maintain consistent oversight of behaviour and improvement actions
• Leaders do not always follow up on improvement actions
• A significant minority of parents and carers raise concerns, and leaders have not yet secured the confidence of all stakeholders

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 St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.2% 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, 0.7% of pupils at St Peter's Bratton Church of England 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 St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy had 24.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.7% 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, 21.4% of pupils at St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% 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 St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy received £6,023 and spent £6,340 for each of its 409 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £59,000 (£143 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of St Chad'S Academies Trust, income was £6,975 and spending £7,330 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

St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy is part of St Chad'S Academies Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• Dawley Church of England Primary Academy Telford
• Mereside Church of England Primary Academy Shrewsbury
• St Mary's CofE First Academy Wheaton Aston
• Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary Academy Stafford
• Brewood Middle CofE Academy Stafford
• St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy Wolverhampton
• Havergal CofE (C) Primary School Wolverhampton
• St John's CofE Primary Academy Stafford
• Trinity CofE Primary Academy Wolverhampton
• Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery Oswestry

What is St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy is Needs attention, from an inspection in October 2026.

When was St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy was last inspected in October 2026.

How many pupils does St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy have?

St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy has 397 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy cover?

St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy?

St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy is at Squirrel Meadow, Bratton, Telford, Shropshire, TF5 0NT.