Buildwas Academy

Buildwas Road, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7DA

Requires Improvement

Inspected 18 June 2024

Requires Improvement

Ofsted

33%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

3–11

Ages

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy sponsor led

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Shropshire →
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 3–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 75 / 105 (71%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 18 June 2024

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

15.2%

Disadvantaged

EAL

SEN support

12%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

33%

Expected standard (RWM)

Higher standard (RWM)

105

Avg reading score

100

Avg maths score

Attendance

6.3%

Overall absence

23.3%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

5.38

Teachers (FTE)

↓ -0.6 vs 2023/24

13.8

Pupils per teacher

↑ +2.2 vs 2023/24

2.64

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -0.4 vs 2023/24

£42,826

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 17% on leadership pay

↓ −£177 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.