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Aqueduct Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Castlefields Way, Aqueduct, Telford TF4 3RP · aqueductprimary.co.uk · 01952 984980
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Telford and Wrekin 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.53 mi
- 0.86 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Telford and Wrekin Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 255
- 91% of 280 places
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 40%
- First language not English
- 16.5%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Reach2 Academy Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.53 mi (857 m) from the school. Source: Telford and Wrekin Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 31 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 97% 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 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.53 mi0.86 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 60% 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 | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 123444)
Ofsted
Aqueduct Primary Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 24 May 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 24 May 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123444)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 123444), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Requires improvement
Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123444)
May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123444)
Nov 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123444)