Academy sponsor led · Telford and Wrekin

Windmill Primary School

3–11Ages
326Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145745URN

Beaconsfield, Brookside, Telford, TF3 1LG

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.7 below Telford and Wrekin median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Telford and Wrekin

70 applications for 45 places · 43rd of 46 in Telford and Wrekin

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Telford and Wrekin 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 September 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Telford and Wrekin median (2.3) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

70 applications · 45 places offered · 44 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.6; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.3
2025 1.4; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.1
2024 1.6; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.0
2023 1.2; Telford and Wrekin median median 1.7
2022 1.3; Telford and Wrekin median median 1.7
2021 1.4; Telford and Wrekin median median 1.8
2020 1.4; Telford and Wrekin median median 1.7
2019 1.3; Telford and Wrekin median median 1.6
2018 1.3; Telford and Wrekin median median 1.5
2017 1.1; Telford and Wrekin median median 1.7; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Telford and Wrekin median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Telford and Wrekin median

Dashed bars: as Windmill Primary School (URN 127090), 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	45	70	1.6	44	0.98
Sep 2025	36	52	1.4	36	1.00
Sep 2024	29	46	1.6	30	1.03
Sep 2023	41	48	1.2	40	0.98
Sep 2022	28	35	1.3	28	1.00
Sep 2021	36	51	1.4	36	1.00
Sep 2020	29	41	1.4	29	1.00
Sep 2019	36	48	1.3	36	1.00
Sep 2018	48	64	1.3	47	0.98
Sep 2017 *	60	67	1.1	56	0.93
Sep 2016 *	60	107	1.8	64	1.07
Sep 2015 *	60	97	1.6	60	1.00
Sep 2014 *	60	112	1.9	68	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 79% · Maths 88% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%6th of 40 in Telford and Wrekin

Telford and Wrekin 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Telford and Wrekin 78% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Telford and Wrekin 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Telford and Wrekin 76% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Telford and Wrekin 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Telford and Wrekin 78% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Telford and Wrekin 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Telford and Wrekin median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	77%	4%	107	106
2023/24	72%	5%	106	105
2022/23	71%	3%	106	104

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

Windmill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Holmer Lake Primary School
0.6 km · Telford and Wrekin

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Grange Park Primary School
0.9 km · Telford and Wrekin

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Aqueduct Primary Academy
1.0 km · Telford and Wrekin

Requires improvement2022

1.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Telford and Wrekin

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Randlay Primary School
1.6 km · Telford and Wrekin

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
John Randall Primary School
1.6 km · Telford and Wrekin

2026

2.4applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Captain Webb Primary School
2.0 km · Telford and Wrekin

Improved significantly2025

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School
2.1 km · Telford and Wrekin

Good2022

3.6applications per place 72%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: 145745 · 894/2004
Trust: Community Academies Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 326 on roll
Free school meals: 54.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2018
Replaced: Windmill Primary School (URN 127090)
Address: Beaconsfield, Brookside, Telford, TF3 1LG
Local authority: Telford and Wrekin

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