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Captain Webb Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school
Webb Crescent, Pool Hill, Captain Webb Cp School, Webb Crescent, Dawley, TELFORD TF4 3DU · 01952 386770
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2019
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Telford and Wrekin 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Telford and Wrekin Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 458
- 38 over 420 places · 109%
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 33.1%
- First language not English
- 12.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Telford and Wrekin Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 38 families put the school first and 51 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 | 51 | 38 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 47 | 38 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 57 | 52 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 57 | 54 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 56 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% 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 | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Captain Webb Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 3 December 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Jan 2025 found: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 21 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jul 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (60 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 60
- 13% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (28%) with SEND