Short Wood Primary School

Limekiln Lane, Wellington, Telford, TF1 2JA

Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

490

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Short Wood Primary School (URN 104939) since 1 December 2025. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 59.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 10.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 63.0%
Writing (Expected): 70.0%
Maths (Expected): 71.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 76.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 103.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 105.0
Cohort Size: 70

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 546
Capacity: 490 (0% full)
SEND: 20.2%
FSM Eligible: 36.8%
EAL: 42.5%
SEN with EHC Plan: 4.0%
SEN Support: 16.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 19.2:1
Teachers (FTE): 27.5
Budget per Pupil: £6,958/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 5.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 13.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 37.3%
Asian Pakistani: 36.7%
White Other: 7.4%
Black African: 6.1%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.4%
Mixed White & Asian: 2.0%
Asian Indian: 1.7%
Mixed White & Black African: 1.5%

37.3%

White British

36.7%

Asian Pakistani

7.4%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01952387360

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Limekiln Lane

Telford, West Midlands

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Administrative

URN: 152070
UKPRN: 10098930
Establishment No.: 3364
Trust: SEVERN BRIDGES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

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