Dothill Primary School
Severn Drive, Wellington, Telford, TF1 3JB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- The Beacon Co-operative Learning trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennifer Thomas
- Constituency
- The Wrekin
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 342
- URN
- 135496
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01952386870
About this school
Dothill Primary School is a foundation primary school in Telford. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 342 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 62 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 61% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 5% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 79% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 66% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 81% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Dothill 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 | 69% | 59.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 60.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 62.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 348 |
| 2023/24 | 383 |
| 2024/25 | 373 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dothill Primary School compares
Dothill Primary School ranked 34th of 40 primary schools in Telford and Wrekin for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 6.1% | 28.2% | 342 | — |
| Wrekin View Primary School | 67% | 4.5% | 27.8% | 464 | 0.4 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 66% | 4.3% | 10.8% | 227 | 0.4 miles |
| St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy | 66% | 3.6% | 11.7% | 397 | 0.8 miles |
| Apley Wood Primary Academy | 53% | 5.7% | 23.2% | 407 | 1.0 miles |
| Millbrook Primary School and Nursery | — | — | — | 462 | 1.3 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)
- 28.15%
- English as an additional language
- 22.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.07%
- Persistent absence
- 15.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wrekin View Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Telford
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Telford
-
St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Apley Wood Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Millbrook Primary School and Nursery1.3 miles
Primary · Telford
Other schools in Telford
Dothill Primary School ranks 32nd 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
- Grange Park Primary School Primary
- Hadley Learning Community - Primary Phase Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Dothill Primary School teach?
- Dothill Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Telford.
- Who is the headteacher of Dothill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Dothill Primary School is Mrs Jennifer Thomas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dothill Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dothill 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 Dothill Primary School?
- Dothill Primary School has 342 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Dothill Primary School full?
- Dothill Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 342 on roll (81%), 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 Dothill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Dothill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dothill Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Dothill Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Dothill Primary School?
- Dothill Primary School is part of The Beacon Co-operative Learning trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Dothill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dothill Primary School rank locally?
- Dothill Primary School ranked 34th of 40 primary schools in Telford and Wrekin for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dothill Primary School's absence rate?
- Dothill 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 Dothill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dothill 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 2 July 2026.