Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery
Church Road, Wrockwardine Wood, Telford, TF2 7AH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jenny Gascoigne
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Telford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 182
- URN
- 123406
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01952387860
About this school
Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery is a community primary school in Telford. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 182 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Trends over time
How Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery 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 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 202 |
| 2023/24 | 195 |
| 2024/25 | 190 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery compares
Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.6% | 18.8% | 182 | — |
| Wrockwardine Wood Church of England Junior School | 69% | 4.7% | 32.6% | 240 | 0.3 miles |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. | — | 4.1% | 31.9% | 152 | 0.3 miles |
| Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School | 25% | 5.5% | 55.6% | 196 | 0.4 miles |
| Teagues Bridge Primary School | 66% | 4.7% | 30.6% | 258 | 0.6 miles |
| Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre | — | 9.1% | 44.7% | 182 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report16 October 2024
- 10 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.75%
- English as an additional language
- 16.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.6%
- Persistent absence
- 12.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wrockwardine Wood Church of England Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Telford
-
St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.0.3 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Teagues Bridge Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre0.8 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
- Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre Primary
- Dothill Primary School Primary
- Grange Park Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery teach?
- Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Telford.
- Who is the headteacher of Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery is Mrs Jenny Gascoigne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery?
- Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery has 182 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery full?
- Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery has capacity for 210 pupils and 182 on roll (87%), so it has space against 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 Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- What is Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery. 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.