John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery
Coalport Road, Broseley, TF12 5AN
This school is closed (it closed in January 2025).
It was replaced by John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Stephanie Beard
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- South Shropshire
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 196
- Pupils on roll
- 185
- URN
- 123434
- Local authority
- Shropshire
About this school
John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery was a community primary school in Broseley. It taught children aged 2 to 11 and had 185 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery 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 | 25 | 36 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 53% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 75% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 64% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 72% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.60 | - | - |
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 John Wilkinson Primary 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 | Shropshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 55.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 56.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 196 |
| 2024/25 | 185 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 4.8% | 20.6% | 185 | — |
| John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery | — | — | — | 162 | 0.0 miles |
| Broseley CofE Primary School | 50% | 5% | 24.9% | 199 | 0.5 miles |
| Barrow 1618 CofE Free School | 77% | 4.3% | 11.3% | 93 | 1.6 miles |
| Woodlands Primary School and Nursery | — | — | — | — | 1.6 miles |
| John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School | 72% | 6.9% | 37.7% | 213 | 1.7 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)
- 20.63%
- English as an additional language
- 2.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.78%
- Persistent absence
- 12.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery0.0 miles
Primary · Broseley
-
Broseley CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Broseley
-
Barrow 1618 CofE Free School1.6 miles
Primary · Broseley
-
Woodlands Primary School and Nursery1.6 miles
Primary · Telford
-
John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Telford
Other schools in Broseley
- Barrow 1618 CofE Free School Primary
- Broseley CofE Primary School Primary
- John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery teach?
- John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery taught children aged 2 to 11. It was a primary school in Broseley.
- Has John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery 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 big is John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery?
- John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery had 185 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- How have John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery'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 8 July 2025.