Buildwas Academy
Buildwas Road, Buildwas, Telford, TF8 7DA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MIGHTY OAKS ACADEMY TRUST LTD
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Sherratt
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Priorslee Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- South Shropshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 54
- URN
- 142575
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01952387827
About this school
Buildwas Academy is a primary academy in Telford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 54 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
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 13 | 7 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 57% | 33% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 100% | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 15% | 71% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 31% | 71% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 93.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -9.80 | - | - |
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 Buildwas Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Shropshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 55.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 33% | 56.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 94 |
| 2023/24 | 74 |
| 2024/25 | 75 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Buildwas Academy compares
Buildwas Academy ranked 89th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33% | 6.3% | 15.2% | 54 | — |
| Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary Academy | — | — | — | — | 1.8 miles |
| Lightmoor Village Primary School | 63% | 3.6% | 29% | 214 | 2.3 miles |
| Christ Church Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 132 | 2.7 miles |
| William Reynolds Primary School and Nursery | — | — | — | 449 | 2.8 miles |
| Woodlands Primary School and Nursery | — | — | — | — | 2.8 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)
- 15.15%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 6.27%
- Persistent absence
- 23.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary Academy1.8 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Lightmoor Village Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Christ Church Church of England Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
William Reynolds Primary School and Nursery2.8 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Woodlands Primary School and Nursery2.8 miles
Primary · Telford
Other schools in Telford
Buildwas Academy ranks 37th of the 38 ranked primary schools in Telford.
- Allscott Meads Primary Academy Primary
- Apley Wood Primary Academy Primary
- Aqueduct Primary 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
- Hadley Learning Community - Primary Phase Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Buildwas Academy teach?
- Buildwas Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Telford.
- Who is the headteacher of Buildwas Academy?
- The headteacher of Buildwas Academy is Mrs Laura Sherratt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Buildwas Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Buildwas Academy, 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 Buildwas Academy?
- Buildwas Academy has 54 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Buildwas Academy full?
- Buildwas Academy has capacity for 105 pupils and 54 on roll (51%), 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 Buildwas Academy a faith school?
- No. Buildwas Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Buildwas Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Buildwas Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Buildwas Academy?
- Buildwas Academy is part of MIGHTY OAKS ACADEMY TRUST LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Buildwas Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 8% in 2022/23 and 33% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Buildwas Academy rank locally?
- Buildwas Academy ranked 89th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Buildwas Academy's absence rate?
- Buildwas Academy's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Buildwas Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Buildwas Academy'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.