St Luke's Catholic Primary School
Church Road, Trench, Telford, TF2 7HG
This school is closed (it closed in October 2024).
It was replaced by St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Miss Louise Evans
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Constituency
- Telford
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 160
- Pupils on roll
- 155
- URN
- 123558
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
About this school
St Luke's Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Telford. It taught children aged 5 to 11 and had 155 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Luke's Catholic 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 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 64% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 12% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 76% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 76% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 68% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.50 | - | - |
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 St Luke's Catholic 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 | 54% | 59.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 60.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 62.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 155 |
| 2023/24 | 155 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Luke's Catholic Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 77% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 4.6% | 26.5% | 155 | — |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. | — | 4.1% | 31.9% | 152 | 0.0 miles |
| Wrockwardine Wood Church of England Junior School | 69% | 4.7% | 32.6% | 240 | 0.0 miles |
| Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery | — | 4.6% | 18.8% | 182 | 0.3 miles |
| Teagues Bridge Primary School | 66% | 4.7% | 30.6% | 258 | 0.4 miles |
| Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School | 25% | 5.5% | 55.6% | 196 | 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.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.5%
- English as an additional language
- 36.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.6%
- Persistent absence
- 10.6%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.0.0 miles
Primary · Telford
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Wrockwardine Wood Church of England Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Telford
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Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery0.3 miles
Primary · Telford
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Teagues Bridge Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Telford
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Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School0.6 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 year groups does St Luke's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Luke's Catholic Primary School taught children aged 5 to 11. It was a primary school in Telford.
- Has St Luke's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Luke's Catholic 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 big is St Luke's Catholic Primary School?
- St Luke's Catholic Primary School had 155 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- How have St Luke's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Luke's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Luke's Catholic 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 October 2024.