Primary school

Dawley Church of England Primary Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Telford and Wrekin
  • TF4 3AL
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,373 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 56%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 84%84%2016/17: top 59%2017/18: top 71%2018/19: top 73%2022/23: top 71%2023/24: top 44%44% · 2023/242024/25: top 56%No exams

Against West Midlands

Expected standard, RWM62% · West Midlands 65%4/10 Below
Higher standard, RWM15% · West Midlands 7%9/10 Top 20%
Reading score101 · West Midlands 1051/10 Well below West Midlands
Maths score102 · West Midlands 1052/10 Well below West Midlands
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 37% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 60% · 25 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 58% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 58% · 26 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 53% · 34 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 65% · 34 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 62% · 34 pupils · West Midlands 65%65%37%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 4% · 25 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 6% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 0% · 26 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 3% · 34 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 9% · 34 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 15% · 34 pupils · West Midlands 7%15%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 105 · 25 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 103 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 107 · 26 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 105 · 34 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 105 · 34 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 101 · 34 pupils · West Midlands 10510799No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 103 · 25 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 102 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 106 · 26 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 102 · 34 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 101 · 34 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 102 · 34 pupils · West Midlands 105106101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
26 of 26 who put it first2014 · 85.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2626
2nd211
3rd180

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2009–2023

  1. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2012Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2015Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2019Requires improvement
  6. 2022Inadequate
  7. 2022Ungraded visit
  8. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026220
Free school meals (past 6 years)47.7%
First language not English8.5%
SEN support14.6%
EHC plan1.9%
Absence (sessions missed)7.7%
Persistently absent pupils26.1%

Girls 49.8%Boys 50.2%

97.3% full · 226 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.7
Pupils per adult11.5
  • Classroom teachers 7.2
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 9.7
  • Other support 1

Teachers 9.2 FTE · Whole workforce 19.9 · 25 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,582
Spend per pupil£7,245
Staff spend per pupil£5,178
Reserve per pupil£1,024
  • +£213,000revenue reserve
  • +£70,000in-year balance

Grants £7,404 · self-generated £212 · premises £250 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ST CHAD'S ACADEMIES TRUST (19 academies) · trust reserve £3,042,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it