Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 7 to 11

Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good

Leonard Close, Winifreds Drive, Donnington, Telford, TF2 8BHOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School is a primary school in Telford for ages 7 to 11. It is one of the 84 schools in Telford and Wrekin. It ranks 37th of 38 primary schools in Telford. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 22 October 2024, report published 28 November 2024

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Good
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

56 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths25%

25%, 37 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths2%

2%, 6 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score99

99, 7 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score97

97, 8 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score101

101, 4 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

196 pupils on roll, with places for 240

Eligible for free school meals54.1%

54.1%, 27.6 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language45.9%

45.9%, 24.3 percentage points above the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support22.4%

22.4%, 7.6 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan1.5%

1.5%, 4.5 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre	0.3 miles	Ofsted: Good	Not published
Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery	0.4 miles	Ofsted: Good	Not published
St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery Centre	0.5 miles	Ofsted: Good	66% met the expected standard
Wrockwardine Wood Church of England Junior School	0.5 miles	Ofsted: Good	69% met the expected standard
St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.	0.6 miles	Ofsted: Good	Not published

School details

School type: Voluntary controlled school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 7 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery classes: No
Headteacher: Mr Robert Fox
Phone: 01952386660
Website: donningtonwood.com (opens in a new tab)
Address: Leonard Close, Winifreds Drive, Donnington, Telford, TF2 8BH
Local authority: Telford and Wrekin
URN: 123473

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.