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Lawley Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Off Arleston Lane, Lawley, Telford TF4 2PR · 01952 388410
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Telford and Wrekin 64%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 443
- 23 over 420 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 12.2%
- First language not English
- 12.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 46 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 46 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 48 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 52 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 49 | 0.8 | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Telford and Wrekin it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Lawley Primary School and Nursery was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2012Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (88 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 88
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (16%) with SEND