Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Leonard Close, Winifreds Drive, Telford, TF2 8BH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Robert Fox
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lichfield
- Constituency
- The Wrekin
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- URN
- 123473
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01952386660
About this school
Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Telford. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 196 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 60 | 56 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 46% | 25% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 63% | 38% |
| Expected standard in maths | 47% | 54% | 38% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 64% | 54% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 100.0 | 97.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
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 Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior 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 | 35% | 59.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 60.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 25% | 62.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 226 |
| 2024/25 | 207 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School compares
Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School ranked 40th of 40 primary schools in Telford and Wrekin for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 25% | 5.5% | 55.6% | 196 | — |
| Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre | — | 9.1% | 44.7% | 182 | 0.3 miles |
| Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery | — | 4.6% | 18.8% | 182 | 0.4 miles |
| St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery Centre | 66% | 5.6% | 44.9% | 291 | 0.5 miles |
| Wrockwardine Wood Church of England Junior School | 69% | 4.7% | 32.6% | 240 | 0.5 miles |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. | — | 4.1% | 31.9% | 152 | 0.6 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.56%
- English as an additional language
- 42%
- Overall absence
- 5.52%
- Persistent absence
- 16.22%
Location
Nearby schools
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Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre0.3 miles
Primary · Telford
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Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Telford
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St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery Centre0.5 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Wrockwardine Wood Church of England Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Telford
-
St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.0.6 miles
Primary · Telford
Other schools in Telford
Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School ranks 38th 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 Infant School and Nursery Centre Primary
- Dothill Primary School Primary
- Grange Park Primary School Primary
- Hadley Learning Community - Primary Phase Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School teach?
- Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Telford.
- Who is the headteacher of Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School?
- The headteacher of Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School is Mr Robert Fox, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior 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 many pupils are at Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School?
- Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School has 196 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School full?
- Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 196 on roll (82%), 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 Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School a faith school?
- Yes. Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Lichfield.
- Does Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 35% in 2022/23 and 25% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School compare with other schools in Telford and Wrekin?
- Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School ranked 40th of 40 primary schools in Telford and Wrekin for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School's absence rate?
- Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior 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.