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Apley Wood Primary School

Foundation school · Telford · TF1 6FQ

Ages 4–11 · 414 pupils · Telford and Wrekin

KS2 expected (RWM)

64%

Overall absence

5.8%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)64%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.6%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
5.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
369

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

55

Places offered

57

1st-preference offers

55

Total preferences (any rank)
127
Preferred offers (top 3)
57
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill99%

414 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
414
Boys / girls
202 / 212
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
414 / 420 (99%)
Free school meals
18.6%
FSM pupils
77
Gender
Mixed
School type
Foundation school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Supported by a trust
Headteacher
Mrs Ellen Smith

Location

Address
Pool Farm Avenue, Apley
Postcode
TF1 6FQ
Town
Telford
County
Shropshire
Local authority
Telford and Wrekin
District
Telford and Wrekin
Constituency
The Wrekin
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed foundation school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Telford, Telford and Wrekin, 414 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 18.6%.

Open schools in Telford
73
Primary schools in Telford
50
Academies among open schools in Telford
45% (33)
Open schools in TF1
14
Primary in TF1
8
Open schools in Telford and Wrekin LA
86
Primary in Telford and Wrekin LA
56

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in TelfordNear TF1

  • Apley Wood Primary Academy

    Academy converter · Primary

    Telford · TF1 6FQ · Telford and Wrekin

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM24.1%

    0.0 miles away

  • Dothill Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Telford · TF1 3JB · Telford and Wrekin

    Ages 5–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM24.0%
    • Demand0.91

    1.0 miles away

  • Wrekin View Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Telford · TF1 3ES · Telford and Wrekin

    Ages 3–11

    • KS283%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM24.7%
    • Demand0.92

    1.0 miles away

  • Short Wood Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Telford · TF1 2JA · Telford and Wrekin

    Ages 3–11

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Ellen Smith

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