Apley Wood Primary Academy, Telford

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are all striving towards the same goal, seeking to meet the best interests of the individual children in our care. We aim to create a safe, nurturing environment for learning whilst offering a creative, exciting and challenging curriculum designed to ‘feed the mind and free the imagination’ for all pupils. This captures the inclusive nature of our school."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, cooking and art.

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils at Apley Wood Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 62% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 76% in Telford and Wrekin and 77% and 75% across England.

For September 2026 entry, 51 families put Apley Wood Primary Academy as their first choice and 141 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Apley Wood Primary Academy are Millbrook Primary School and Nursery (0.5 miles); Dothill Primary School (1 mile, Good, 68% reading, 64% maths); Wrekin View Primary School (1 mile, 76% reading, 76% maths); and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (1.1 miles, 88% reading, 81% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Apley Wood Primary Academy.

Apley Wood Primary Academy is one of 65 schools run by Reach2 Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

In 2026, 67 pupils (16.5%) received SEN support and 5 (1.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Shropshire Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Apley Wood School (adjacent), 50 metres away.

In 2024/25, Apley Wood Primary Academy issued 8 suspensions, 1.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Apley Wood Primary Academy are Charlton School (0.7 miles), Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase (1.2 miles) and Ercall Wood Academy (1.6 miles).