Buildwas AcademyMuch Wenlock Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Buildwas Academy and Much Wenlock Primary School are primary schools.

  • Buildwas Academy scores 27 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Much Wenlock Primary School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Much Wenlock Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Buildwas Academy was judged Requires improvement and Much Wenlock Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 33.0% for Buildwas Academy and 66.0% for Much Wenlock Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Buildwas Academy (8.0% in 2022-23, 33.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Buildwas Academy versus Much Wenlock Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure TelfordBuildwas AcademyMuch WenlockMuch Wenlock Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF27/100C62/100Stronger figure
Local ranking99th of 106 in Shropshire 80th of 106 in Shropshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: ExpectedStronger figure
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll75 179
Capacity105 168
LocationTelford, TF8 7DA Much Wenlock, TF13 6JG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard33.0% 66.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 14.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census75 179
Free school meals (ever 6)15.2% 15.7%
English as an additional language0.0% 0.6%
SEN support12.0% 14.0%
SEN with an EHC plan8.0% 5.0%
Attendance
Overall absence6.3% 5.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence23.3% 16.8% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Buildwas Academy

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