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Children in Telford and Wrekin
How children here are doing, from the 2-year check to the end of primary school, set against England as a whole.
Health and early years
At a glance
| Measure | Telford and Wrekin | England |
|---|---|---|
| On track in all five areas at the 2 to 2½ year review 2024/25 lower | 64.3% | 81.4% |
| Good level of development at the end of Reception 2024/25 similar | 67.3% | 68.3% |
| Phonics check met in Year 1 2024/25 similar | 79.5% | 79.8% |
| Reception children living with obesity 2024/25 similar | 11.3% | 10.5% |
| Year 6 children living with obesity 2024/25 higher | 23.9% | 22.2% |
| MMR first dose by age 2 2024/25 higher | 91.2% | 88.9% |
| MMR two doses by age 5 2024/25 higher | 87.9% | 83.7% |
| 5-year-olds with visible tooth decay 2023/24 similar | 27.0% | 22.4% |
| Primary pupils persistently absent 2024/25 lower | 11.6% | 13.0% |
| Children in relative low-income families (under 16) 2024/25 higher | 24.8% | 19.8% |
“Higher” or “lower” means the difference from England is bigger than the margin of error; “similar” means it isn’t. These are figures for all children in the council area, not for any one school or child.
End of primary school
Year 6 reading, writing and maths
| Year | Telford and Wrekin | England |
|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 65% | 65% |
| 2021/22 | 57% | 59% |
| 2022/23 | 61% | 60% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 61% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 63% |
| 2025/26 | 66% | 63% |
Share of pupils in state-funded schools meeting the expected standard in all three. 2025/26 figures are provisional. There were no tests in 2019/20 or 2020/21.
Schools
Primary schools in Telford and Wrekin
56 schools
- Allscott Meads Primary Academy Telford
- Apley Wood Primary Academy Telford
- Aqueduct Primary Academy Telford
- Captain Webb Primary School TELFORD
- Church Aston Infant School Newport
- Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary School Telford
- Crudgington Primary School Telford
- Dawley Church of England Primary Academy Telford
- Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School Telford
- Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre Telford
- Dothill Primary School Telford
- Grange Park Primary School Telford
- Hadley Learning Community - Primary Phase Telford
- High Ercall Primary School Telford
- Hollinswood Primary School Telford
- Holmer Lake Primary School Telford
- John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School Telford
- John Randall Primary School Telford
- Ladygrove Primary School Telford
- Lantern Academy Telford
- Lawley Primary School and Nursery Telford
- Lawley Village Academy Telford
- Lightmoor Village Primary School Telford
- Lilleshall Primary School Newport
- Meadows Primary School and Nursery Telford
- Millbrook Primary School and Nursery Telford
- Moorfield Primary School Newport
- Muxton Primary School Telford
- Newdale Primary School & Nursery Telford
- Newport Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Newport
- Newport Infant School and Nursery Newport
- Old Park Primary School Telford
- Priorslee Academy Telford
- Randlay Primary School Telford
- Redhill Primary Academy Telford
- Short Wood Primary School Telford
- Sir Alexander Fleming Primary School Telford
- St George's Church of England Primary School Telford
- St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Telford
- St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. Telford
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Telford
- St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery Centre Telford
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Telford
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Newport
- St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy Telford
- St Peter's Church of England Controlled Primary School and Nursery Telford
- Teagues Bridge Primary School Telford
- Thomas Telford Primary Free School Telford
- Tibberton Church of England Primary School Newport
- William Reynolds Primary School and Nursery Telford
- Windmill Primary School Telford
- Wombridge Primary School Telford
- Woodlands Primary School Telford
- Wrekin View Primary School Telford
- Wrockwardine Wood Church of England Junior School Telford
- Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery Telford