John Randall Primary School
Queen Street, Madeley, Telford, TF7 4DS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Emily Guess
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Telford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 216
- URN
- 123445
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01952388390
About this school
John Randall Primary School is a community primary school in Telford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 216 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 52% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 61% | 56% |
| Expected standard in maths | 47% | 68% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 71% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.10 | - | - |
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 John Randall 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 | 37% | 59.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 60.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 62.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 217 |
| 2023/24 | 211 |
| 2024/25 | 230 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How John Randall Primary School compares
John Randall Primary School ranked 39th of 40 primary schools in Telford and Wrekin for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 6.1% | 63.1% | 216 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 48% | 5.9% | 46% | 180 | 0.5 miles |
| Sir Alexander Fleming Primary School | 58% | 3.4% | 51.2% | 362 | 0.6 miles |
| John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School | 72% | 6.9% | 37.7% | 213 | 0.8 miles |
| Holmer Lake Primary School | 56% | 5.6% | 56.1% | 194 | 0.9 miles |
| Windmill Primary School | 77% | 5.7% | 57.6% | 326 | 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)
- 63.11%
- English as an additional language
- 21.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.11%
- Persistent absence
- 16.3%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Telford
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Sir Alexander Fleming Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Telford
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John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Holmer Lake Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Windmill Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Telford
Other schools in Telford
John Randall Primary School ranks 36th 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
- 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 John Randall Primary School teach?
- John Randall Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Telford.
- Who is the headteacher of John Randall Primary School?
- The headteacher of John Randall Primary School is Miss Emily Guess, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was John Randall Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected John Randall 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 John Randall Primary School?
- John Randall Primary School has 216 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is John Randall Primary School full?
- John Randall Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 216 on roll (103%), 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 John Randall Primary School a faith school?
- No. John Randall Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does John Randall Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records John Randall Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have John Randall Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does John Randall Primary School rank locally?
- John Randall Primary School ranked 39th of 40 primary schools in Telford and Wrekin for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is John Randall Primary School's absence rate?
- John Randall Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are John Randall Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, John Randall 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.