Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre
Baldwin Webb Avenue, Donnington, Telford, TF2 8EP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Boddy
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- The Wrekin
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 182
- URN
- 123364
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01952386640
About this school
Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre is a community primary school in Telford. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 182 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 163 |
| 2023/24 | 179 |
| 2024/25 | 180 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre compares
Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 9.1% | 44.7% | 182 | — |
| Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School | 25% | 5.5% | 55.6% | 196 | 0.3 miles |
| St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery Centre | 66% | 5.6% | 44.9% | 291 | 0.5 miles |
| Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery | — | 4.6% | 18.8% | 182 | 0.8 miles |
| Wrockwardine Wood Church of England Junior School | 69% | 4.7% | 32.6% | 240 | 0.8 miles |
| Muxton Primary School | 80% | 4.5% | 14.7% | 368 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.72%
- English as an additional language
- 33.3%
- Overall absence
- 9.13%
- Persistent absence
- 28.24%
Location
Nearby schools
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Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Telford
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St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery Centre0.5 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Wrockwardine Wood Church of England Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Muxton Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Telford
Other schools in Telford
- Allscott Meads Primary Academy Primary
- Apley Wood Primary Academy Primary
- Aqueduct Primary Academy Primary
- Buildwas Academy Primary
- Captain Webb Primary School Primary
- Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Crudgington Primary School Primary
- Dawley Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Dothill Primary School Primary
- Grange Park Primary School Primary
- Hadley Learning Community - Primary Phase Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre teach?
- Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Telford.
- Who is the headteacher of Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre?
- The headteacher of Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre is Mrs Caroline Boddy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre?
- Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre has 182 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre full?
- Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre has capacity for 180 pupils and 182 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre a faith school?
- No. Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre has no designated religious character.
- Does Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre as having nursery classes.
- What is Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre's absence rate?
- Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre's overall absence rate is 9.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.