Telford Junior School

Telford Junior School is a larger-than-average junior school in a relatively affluent area, with low proportions of disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND. Since joining Elm Tree Multi Academy Trust, leaders have benefited from trust support. The school is performing at the expected standard overall, with strong practice in inclusion. Pupils achieve broadly in line with national expectations, with improving outcomes over time, although published results have varied. Pupils are well cared for, behave well, and attendance is high, with persistent absence well below national averages. The school provides a broad, ambitious curriculum and a wide range of personal development opportunities. Safeguarding is met. Strengths include the school's inclusive ethos, effective support for pupils with SEND, strong pastoral care, and a positive culture where pupils feel safe and valued. Disadvantaged pupils are well supported through additional funding. However, some pupils do not develop fluent handwriting, which limits their ability to write clearly across the curriculum. Leaders' analysis of behaviour and attendance data is not sufficiently sharp, meaning trends may go unnoticed. Communication with parents is inconsistent, and some parents feel they do not receive timely information. Additionally, disadvantaged pupils' outcomes in reading, writing and mathematics have been below national averages in recent years, although the school is working to address this. Overall, this is a good school that is fulfilling the expected standard. It has many strengths and a clear understanding of what needs to improve. The next steps identified by inspectors focus on handwriting, parental communication, and sharper use of data to address emerging issues in behaviour and attendance.

Strengths

• Robust systems to identify and support pupils' needs accurately and swiftly
• High expectations for all pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND
• Effective use of additional funding to support disadvantaged pupils
• Pupils behave very well and have a calm, orderly environment
• Very low persistent absence and attendance in line with national averages
• Broad, ambitious and balanced curriculum with engaging activities
• Strong pastoral support and a nurturing environment
• Pupils feel safe and have trusted adults to talk to
• Pupils develop resilience and confidence through a range of purposeful activities
• Strong emphasis on staff wellbeing and workload reduction
• Pupils have a well-developed understanding of fundamental British values
• Effective professional development for all staff
• Governors are well equipped to meet statutory duties and provide challenge

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils do not have the basic skills in handwriting to write fluently and clearly across the curriculum
• Leaders' analysis of behaviour and attendance information is not sufficiently sharp, so trends may go unnoticed
• Some parents feel the school does not consistently communicate effectively
• Disadvantaged pupils' outcomes in reading, writing and mathematics have been below national averages in recent years
• Leaders' oversight of some aspects of the school's work lacks detail, such as how information is used to analyse patterns of absence or behaviour incidents

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 Telford Junior School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.4% 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 Telford Junior 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 Telford Junior School had 22.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 11.4% of pupils at Telford Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.7% 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 Telford Junior School received £5,779 and spent £5,962 for each of its 348 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £8,000 (-£24 per pupil).

Across all 2 schools of Elm Tree Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,443 and spending £7,418 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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Telford Junior School is part of Elm Tree Multi Academy Trust, which runs 2 schools. The nearest others:

• North Leamington School Leamington Spa

What is Telford Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Telford Junior School is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Telford Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Telford Junior School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Telford Junior School have?

Telford Junior School has 343 pupils on roll.

What age range does Telford Junior School cover?

Telford Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Telford Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Telford Junior School?

Telford Junior School is at Telford Avenue, Lillington, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 7HP.