Academy sponsor led · Shropshire

Buildwas Academy

3–11Ages
54Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142575URN

Buildwas Road, Buildwas, Telford, TF8 7DA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.2 below Shropshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Shropshire

11 applications for 6 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

33%met the expected standard

Shropshire 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 18 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Shropshire median (2.0) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

11 applications · 6 places offered · 5 named it first

2026 1.8; Shropshire median median 2.1
2025 1.7; Shropshire median median 1.9
2024 2.5; Shropshire median median 2.0
2023 1.7; Shropshire median median 2.0
2022 1.5; Shropshire median median 1.9
2021 2.2; Shropshire median median 1.6
2020 1.9; Shropshire median median 1.6
2019 1.7; Shropshire median median 1.7
2018 2.2; Shropshire median median 1.7
2017 2.4; Shropshire median median 1.7
2016 1.4; Shropshire median median 1.6
2015 1.9; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Shropshire median

Dashed bars: as Buildwas Primary School (URN 123356), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	6	11	1.8	5	0.83
Sep 2025	7	12	1.7	5	0.71
Sep 2024	10	25	2.5	9	0.90
Sep 2023	11	19	1.7	9	0.82
Sep 2022	16	24	1.5	15	0.94
Sep 2021	10	22	2.2	9	0.90
Sep 2020	13	25	1.9	10	0.77
Sep 2019	10	17	1.7	10	1.00
Sep 2018	6	13	2.2	6	1.00
Sep 2017	5	12	2.4	5	1.00
Sep 2016	5	7	1.4	5	1.00
Sep 2015 *	11	21	1.9	9	0.82
Sep 2014 *	6	9	1.5	4	0.67

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 58% · Writing 33% · Maths 58% → all three 33% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard33%87th of 95 in Shropshire

Shropshire 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard58%

Shropshire 75% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Shropshire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard33%

Shropshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Shropshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard58%

Shropshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Shropshire 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Shropshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	33%	0%	105	100
2023/24	57%	0%	107	102
2022/23	8%	0%	101	93

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Buildwas AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary Academy
3.0 km · Telford and Wrekin

2026
Lightmoor Village Primary School
3.7 km · Telford and Wrekin

2026

3.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Church of England Primary School
4.3 km · Shropshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place
William Reynolds Primary School and Nursery
4.5 km · Telford and Wrekin

Remains Outstanding2023

1.7applications per place
Woodlands Primary School and Nursery
4.6 km · Telford and Wrekin

Remains Good2023
Broseley CofE Primary School
4.7 km · Shropshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Captain Webb Primary School
4.9 km · Telford and Wrekin

Improved significantly2025

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Barrow 1618 CofE Free School
5.0 km · Shropshire

Good2023

3.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142575 · 893/2007
Trust: Mighty Oaks Academy Trust Ltd
Capacity: 105 pupils · 54 on roll
Free school meals: 31.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2016
Replaced: Buildwas Primary School (URN 123356)
Address: Buildwas Road, Buildwas, Telford, TF8 7DA
Local authority: Shropshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources