Captain Webb Primary School
Webb Crescent, Pool Hill, Telford, TF4 3DU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Passey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Telford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 458
- URN
- 123443
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01952386770
About this school
Captain Webb Primary School is a community primary school in Telford. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 458 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 the school has improved significantly.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 65% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 72% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 78% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 68% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 Captain Webb 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 | 70% | 59.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 60.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 62.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 486 |
| 2023/24 | 485 |
| 2024/25 | 464 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Captain Webb Primary School compares
Captain Webb Primary School ranked 16th of 40 primary schools in Telford and Wrekin for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. 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 | 70% | 4.7% | 40.2% | 458 | — |
| Dawley Church of England Primary Academy | 62% | 7.7% | 47.7% | 220 | 0.4 miles |
| Lightmoor Village Primary School | 63% | 3.6% | 29% | 214 | 0.8 miles |
| Ladygrove Primary School | 62% | 4.3% | 26.9% | 462 | 0.8 miles |
| Aqueduct Primary Academy | 60% | 6.1% | 37.8% | 255 | 0.8 miles |
| Old Park Primary School | 73% | 5.8% | 45% | 607 | 1.2 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 report22 January 2025
- 3 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.2%
- English as an additional language
- 12.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.65%
- Persistent absence
- 9.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dawley Church of England Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Lightmoor Village Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Ladygrove Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Aqueduct Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Old Park Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Telford
Other schools in Telford
Captain Webb Primary School ranks 15th of the 38 ranked primary schools in Telford.
- Allscott Meads Primary Academy Primary
- Apley Wood Primary Academy Primary
- Aqueduct Primary Academy Primary
- Buildwas Academy 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
- Hadley Learning Community - Primary Phase Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Captain Webb Primary School teach?
- Captain Webb Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Telford.
- Who is the headteacher of Captain Webb Primary School?
- The headteacher of Captain Webb Primary School is Mrs Sarah Passey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Captain Webb Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Captain Webb Primary School, 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 Captain Webb Primary School?
- Captain Webb Primary School has 458 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Captain Webb Primary School full?
- Captain Webb Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 458 on roll (109%), 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 Captain Webb Primary School a faith school?
- No. Captain Webb Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Captain Webb Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Captain Webb Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Captain Webb Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Captain Webb Primary School rank locally?
- Captain Webb Primary School ranked 16th of 40 primary schools in Telford and Wrekin for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Captain Webb Primary School's absence rate?
- Captain Webb Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Captain Webb Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Captain Webb 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 30 June 2026.