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Ladygrove Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school
Old Office Road, Dawley, Telford TF4 2LF · 01952 388370
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 62%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Telford and Wrekin 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.53 mi
- 2.47 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Telford and Wrekin Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 462
- 42 over 420 places · 110%
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 24.9%
- First language not English
- 6.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.53 mi (2.47 km) from the school. Source: Telford and Wrekin Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 52 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 96% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 52 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 50 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 60 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 56 | 56 | 1 | 82% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 50 | 0.8 | 94% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.53 mi2.47 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% 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 | |||
| ●62% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Ladygrove Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 11 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (67 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 67
- 15% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (27%) with SEND