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St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy., Telford

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Ages 5–11

St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Telford, part of Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was 98% full in 2025.

Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
Better than England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Telford and Wrekin (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 1 Nov 2026

St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. in detail

St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "I have the pleasure and privilege of leading this fantastic Catholic Primary School in Telford Shropshire. At St Luke’s we aim to inspire and motivate children in to becoming independent learners and ambitious young people. Our school is built on the foundations of Catholic teachings and Christian values are at the heart of all we do."

Coming up: an open day on Monday 16 November 2026 and an open day on Wednesday 18 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Telford and Wrekin

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, as St Luke's Catholic Primary School (URN 123558), 85% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

Getting a place at St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.

For September 2026 entry, 18 families put St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. as their first choice and 48 named it as one of their preferences, for 20 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. are Wrockwardine Wood Church of England Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 78% reading, 83% maths); Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery (0.3 miles, Good); Teagues Bridge Primary School (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 73% reading, 78% maths); and Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 38% reading, 38% maths).

Wrockwardine Wood Church of England Junior SchoolWrockwardine Wood Infant School and NurseryTeagues Bridge Primary SchoolDonnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School

The trust

St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. is one of 18 schools run by Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 18 schools in Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Academy Trust

Who goes there

44.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (43%), Black (16%) and Asian (9%).

In 2026, 25 pupils (16.4%) received SEN support and 4 (2.6%) 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.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Oakengates Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Gordon Road (opposite), 130 metres away.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. issued 6 suspensions, 3.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. are New Road Academy (0.4 miles) and Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase (1.3 miles).

New Road AcademyHadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase

Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Offered a place in 2026 (~1.9km)Unlikely (~2.4km)

Telford and Wrekin published that the last place for 2026 entry went to a family 1,858 metres away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Louise Evans
Pupils:152
LA:Telford and Wrekin
Phone:01952388222
Address:Church Road, Trench, Telford, TF2 7HG
Trust:OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (16 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 November 2024

Ofsted Rating

St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in November 2024. Before that, as St Luke's Catholic Primary School (URN 123558), it was rated Good in October 2014.

URN:151101
UKPRN:10095850
Diocese:Diocese of Shrewsbury
Constituency:Telford
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

25.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

30.4

Avg class size

29.0

Infant (KS1)

31.0

KS2

5

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

Results at St Luke's Catholic Primary School before it took its current form in 2024 (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

Published for St Luke's Catholic Primary School (URN 123558), the school St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. replaced. There are no figures for St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. yet, so these are shown separately.

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+9ppMaths+5ppWriting+9pp

Reading has improved from 76% to 85% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 76% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 76% to 85% (2024 to 2025).

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Nurseries

The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy., with their latest published grades:

  • Trench Tots Nursery - Day nursery, 0.3 miles
    Ofsted, 4 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Teagues Bridge Pre-School - Pre-school, 0.4 miles
    Ofsted, 26 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Twiggy's Day Nursery - Day nursery, 0.9 miles
    Ofsted, 23 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bears Den - Pre-school, 0.9 miles
    Ofsted report card, 27 March 2026: Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Earlyworld Nursery - Day nursery, 1.1 miles
    Ofsted, 4 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Getting There

Bus Stops

Gordon Road (opp)
131m · 2 min walk
Stanmore Drive (opp)
159m · 3 min walk
Kingston Road (opp)
206m · 3 min walk
Pinewood Avenue (adj)
232m · 4 min walk
Preston Grove (adj)
266m · 4 min walk

Free school transport

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Apply to Telford and Wrekin for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
7
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 5 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.

2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Telford and Wrekin is 7 (the median across 86 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.

Will you get a place at St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.?

Telford and Wrekin published that the last place at St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. offered on distance for 2026 entry went to a family 1,858 metres away. For 2026 entry it had 18 first choices for 20 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

98%

Near capacity

156 pupils

160 places

4 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Across Telford and Wrekin council

Low demand council-wide0.88 applications per place

Places available

2,419

Applications

2,124

Got 1st preference

91.3%

Got preferred school

98.1%

All primary applications across Telford and Wrekin council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Future places in the local planning area

DfE estimates the North East planning area (Telford and Wrekin) will have 351 spare primary places in 2027/28.

Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

25

SEN Support

4

EHC Plans

19.1%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication11
Moderate Learning Difficulty8
Physical Disability2
Autistic Spectrum Disorder2
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
43.4%
Asian
8.6%
Black
16.4%
Mixed
5.3%
Chinese
1.3%
Unclassified
0.7%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals25.0%
English as Additional Language44.1%

152

Total Pupils

75

Boys

77

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

8

Teachers

19.0:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£51,627

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,901

Per pupil

£1053k

Total funding

£71k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£100,256
EAL funding£20,199
Lump sum£143,279

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.1%

Overall absence

7.7%

Persistent absence

142

Enrolments

Authorised2.6%
Unauthorised1.6%
Persistent (10%+)7.7%
Severe (50%+)0.7%

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.

Are there exam results for St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.?

St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, as St Luke's Catholic Primary School (URN 123558), 85% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

What is St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.'s Ofsted rating?

St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in November 2024. Before that, as St Luke's Catholic Primary School (URN 123558), it was rated Good in October 2014.

How close to St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. do you need to live?

Telford and Wrekin published for September 2026 entry that the last place offered at St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. on distance went to a family 1858 metres away.

Is it hard to get a place at St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.?

St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its 160 places.

How big are the classes at St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.?

Classes at St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. average 30.4 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils.

How many pupils go to St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.?

St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. has around 152 pupils on roll. 25% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.?

4.1% of sessions were missed at St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. in 2024/25. 7.7% of pupils were persistently absent.

How many road collisions happen near St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 5 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Telford and Wrekin is 7 (the median across 86 schools, same distance and years).

Where is St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.?

St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. is at Church Road, Trench, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 7HG.

Sources: Telford and Wrekin admissions booklet; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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