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Windmill Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Telford · TF3 1LG

Ages 3–11 · 326 pupils · Telford and Wrekin

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

72%

Overall absence

6.1%

Admissions demand

1.03 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-09-13

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)72%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.5%
Unauthorised2.2%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.2%
Enrolments in measure
343

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

1.03 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

30

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

29

Total preferences (any rank)
46
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
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 (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill78%

326 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
326
Boys / girls
164 / 162
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
326 / 420 (78%)
Free school meals
54.8%
FSM pupils
166
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: COMMUNITY ACADEMIES TRUST
Academy trust
COMMUNITY ACADEMIES TRUST
Sponsor
Community Academies Trust
Headteacher
Mr Mark Gibbons

Location

Address
Beaconsfield, Brookside
Postcode
TF3 1LG
Town
Telford
County
Shropshire
Local authority
Telford and Wrekin
District
Telford and Wrekin
Constituency
Telford
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

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

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 3–11, in Telford, Telford and Wrekin, 326 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 54.8%.

Open schools in Telford
73
Primary schools in Telford
50
Academies among open schools in Telford
45% (33)
Open schools in TF3
10
Primary in TF3
7
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.

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    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM58.8%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Grange Park Primary School

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    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM33.0%
    • Demand1.00

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    • FSM40.0%

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    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM44.4%
    • Demand1.00

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    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM29.7%
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  • John Randall Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM59.8%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Captain Webb Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 2–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM33.1%
    • Demand0.91

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  • John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS235%
    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM37.6%
    • Demand1.25

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Mark Gibbons
Telephone
01952386360

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