Windmill Primary School
Beaconsfield, Brookside, Telford, TF3 1LG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- COMMUNITY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Gibbons
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Community Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Telford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 326
- URN
- 145745
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Telephone
- 01952386360
About this school
Windmill Primary School is a primary academy in Telford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 326 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 | 58 | 60 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 72% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 5% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 77% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 80% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 80% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Windmill 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 | 71% | 59.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 60.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 62.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 395 |
| 2023/24 | 396 |
| 2024/25 | 374 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Windmill Primary School compares
Windmill Primary School ranked 7th of 40 primary schools in Telford and Wrekin for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 5.7% | 57.6% | 326 | — |
| Holmer Lake Primary School | 56% | 5.6% | 56.1% | 194 | 0.4 miles |
| Grange Park Primary School | 59% | 4.4% | 38.3% | 474 | 0.5 miles |
| Aqueduct Primary Academy | 60% | 6.1% | 37.8% | 255 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 48% | 5.9% | 46% | 180 | 0.8 miles |
| Randlay Primary School | 71% | 4.4% | 32.8% | 327 | 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)
- 57.6%
- English as an additional language
- 19%
- Overall absence
- 5.67%
- Persistent absence
- 18.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holmer Lake Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Grange Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Aqueduct Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Telford
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Randlay Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Telford
Other schools in Telford
Windmill Primary School ranks 7th 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 Windmill Primary School teach?
- Windmill Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Telford.
- Who is the headteacher of Windmill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Windmill Primary School is Mr Mark Gibbons, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Windmill Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Windmill 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 Windmill Primary School?
- Windmill Primary School has 326 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Windmill Primary School full?
- Windmill Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 326 on roll (78%), 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 Windmill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Windmill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Windmill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Windmill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Windmill Primary School?
- Windmill Primary School is part of COMMUNITY ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Windmill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Windmill Primary School rank locally?
- Windmill Primary School ranked 7th of 40 primary schools in Telford and Wrekin for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Windmill Primary School's absence rate?
- Windmill Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Windmill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Windmill 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.