Lightmoor Village Primary School, Telford

Ofsted's report card from its 30 June 2026 inspection grades Lightmoor Village Primary School on 7 areas: 3 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Pupils enjoy coming to school and attend regularly."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Inclusion is at the heart of the school and underpins every aspect of its work."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Pupils benefit from a well-planned and highly effective personal development programme that prepares them well for life beyond school."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Most pupils achieve well."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have strengthened the wider curriculum."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children receive a warm, nurturing and positive start to their education."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders are committed to ensuring that every pupil succeeds."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that the strategies to improve pupils' handwriting and spelling are taught and modelled consistently well across the school so that all pupils secure the knowledge and skills they need"; "Leaders should continue to ensure that checks on learning are highly effective and consistent in identifying and addressing errors, reducing mistakes being repeated over time"; "Leaders should ensure that staff consistently maximise learning opportunities for children through purposeful activities and high-quality interactions".

From the headteacher's welcome: ""I would like to warmly welcome you to Lightmoor Village Primary School where we are extremely proud of our school and its community. I believe that everything starts with positive relationships and creating connections, only when children and adults feel appreciated and valued will they perform to their potential."

The school runs a breakfast club.

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Lightmoor Village Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 77% 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 91% in reading and 82% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 45 families put Lightmoor Village Primary School as their first choice and 90 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 15 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Lightmoor Village Primary School are Captain Webb Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 87% reading, 80% maths); Dawley Church of England Primary Academy (1 mile, Good, 62% reading, 62% maths); Aqueduct Primary Academy (1.1 miles, 70% reading, 73% maths); and William Reynolds Primary School and Nursery (1.2 miles).

Lightmoor Village Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

5.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 61 pupils (28.5%) received SEN support and 4 (1.9%) 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 2.8 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lightmoor Square (opposite), 30 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 92 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Telford and Wrekin (139).

In 2024/25, Lightmoor Village Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Lightmoor Village Primary School are The Telford Langley School (1.2 miles), Madeley Academy (1.3 miles) and Haberdashers' Abraham Darby (1.4 miles).