Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School, Telford

In its own words: "Our school is a community where each person is valued as a child of God. We are a Church of England school, inspired and guided by the life and teaching of Jesus. We work together to create a caring, friendly and safe school family, to enable the whole school community to flourish and each person reach their full God-given potential."

In 2025, 38% of Year 6 pupils at Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 38% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 76% in Telford and Wrekin and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 63% in reading and 54% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Across Telford and Wrekin, 91% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Telford and Wrekin lodged 76 appeals against primary school offers; 37 reached a hearing and 5 succeeded (13.5% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School are Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre (0.3 miles, Good); Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery (0.4 miles, Good); St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery Centre (0.5 miles, Good, 76% reading, 76% maths); and Wrockwardine Wood Church of England Junior School (0.5 miles, Good, 78% reading, 83% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School.

17 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School (as of September 2025): 77% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 57% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school supports their child's wider development (88%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (57%).

54.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 45.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (50%), Asian (11%) and Black (10%).

In 2026, 44 pupils (22.4%) received SEN support and 3 (1.5%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Oakengates Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Leonard Close (adjacent), 170 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School issued 4 suspensions, 1.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.