William Reynolds Primary School
Westbourne, Woodside, Telford, TF7 5QW
This school is closed (it closed in August 2025).
It was replaced by William Reynolds Primary School and Nursery. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Jasmin Taylor
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Telford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 461
- URN
- 123433
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
About this school
William Reynolds Primary School was a community primary school in Telford. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 461 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
William Reynolds Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 52 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 65% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 4% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 77% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 77% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 81% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How William Reynolds Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Telford and Wrekin average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 59.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 60.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 62.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 453 |
| 2023/24 | 444 |
| 2024/25 | 461 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How William Reynolds Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 7.1% | 58.9% | 461 | — |
| William Reynolds Primary School and Nursery | — | — | — | 449 | 0.0 miles |
| Woodlands Primary School and Nursery | — | — | — | — | 0.2 miles |
| John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School | 72% | 6.9% | 37.7% | 213 | 0.7 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 48% | 5.9% | 46% | 180 | 0.9 miles |
| Aqueduct Primary Academy | 60% | 6.1% | 37.8% | 255 | 1.0 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)
- 58.94%
- English as an additional language
- 9.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.14%
- Persistent absence
- 18.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
William Reynolds Primary School and Nursery0.0 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Woodlands Primary School and Nursery0.2 miles
Primary · Telford
-
John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Telford
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Aqueduct Primary Academy1.0 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 ages does William Reynolds Primary School teach?
- William Reynolds Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Telford.
- Has William Reynolds Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected William Reynolds Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at William Reynolds Primary School?
- William Reynolds Primary School had 461 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have William Reynolds Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are William Reynolds Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, William Reynolds Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 31 August 2025.