John Randall Primary School, Telford

Ofsted's report card from its 23 June 2026 inspection grades John Randall Primary School on 7 areas: 6 expected standard and 1 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders are determined to do all they can to improve attendance for all."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have made considerable changes to the curriculum since the last inspection."

Early years - Expected standard. "Staff provide a nurturing, carefully considered education in early years, ensuring children make a positive and happy start to school life."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "From the start of the school day, leaders and staff prioritise support for more vulnerable pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "School leaders, staff and governors keep pupils' needs at the heart of their decision-making."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have developed a detailed programme that teaches all pupils how to become responsible citizens."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Pupil outcomes at the end of key stage 2 are not consistently where they should be."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders must ensure that staff precisely and routinely check pupils' work to pick up misconceptions quickly and accurately. This includes supporting pupils to edit their own writing"; "Leaders must continue to develop pupils' foundational skills so that they leave the school ready for the next step in their education"; "Leaders must provide wider opportunities for pupil leadership".

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils at John Randall Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 76% in Telford and Wrekin and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (61% in reading, 68% in maths).

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

For September 2026 entry, 26 families put John Randall Primary School as their first choice and 65 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 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 John Randall Primary School are St Mary's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 66% reading, 52% maths); Sir Alexander Fleming Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 63% reading, 70% maths); John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 76% reading, 83% maths); and Holmer Lake Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 64% reading, 74% maths).

John Randall Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

55.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 48 pupils (22.2%) received SEN support and 10 (4.6%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Telford Central Rail Station, about 3.1 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kemberton Drive (opposite), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood John Randall Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, John Randall Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to John Randall Primary School are Madeley Academy (1 mile), The Telford Park School (1.4 miles) and Haberdashers' Abraham Darby (1.4 miles).