St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy, Telford
St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Telford, part of St Chad's Academies Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 27th-highest of the 40 schools in Telford with published results, and 8,749th of 14,452 across England. It was 96% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
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 Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy in detail
St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy in its own words
In its own words: "At St Peter’s Bratton, we have taken time to think about our vision and purpose as a school. From this, we have developed our vision, mission statement and values. These underpin everything that we do."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils at St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 76% 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 (74% in reading, 74% in maths).
Getting a place at St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy
For September 2026 entry, 32 families put St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy as their first choice and 70 named it as one of their preferences, for 40 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy are Dothill Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 68% reading, 64% maths); St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (1.1 miles, 88% reading, 81% maths); Wrekin View Primary School (1.1 miles, 76% reading, 76% maths); and Allscott Meads Primary Academy (1.6 miles).
St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.
Dothill Primary SchoolSt Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolWrekin View Primary SchoolAllscott Meads Primary Academy
The trust
St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy is one of 19 schools run by St Chad's Academies Trust, an academy trust.
What parents say
73 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy (as of September 2026): 63% would recommend the school, 77% say their child is happy there and 29% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (80%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (29%).
Who goes there
11.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (76%), Asian (12%) and Mixed (8%).
In 2026, 85 pupils (21.4%) received SEN support and 12 (3%) 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.
Staffing
St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy had 16 teachers in 2026, one for every 25 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wellington (Shropshire) Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Brandon Avenue (adjacent), 310 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 20 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Telford and Wrekin (139).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy issued 7 suspensions, 1.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils at St Peter's are polite, welcoming and curious about the world. They feel safe and attend well. Staff are focused on enriching pupils lives and helping them. There is a positive culture around school. The school has worked hard to improve behaviour in recent months. Pupils' behaviour reflects this improvement and they can see things are better.
The school has high expectations of what pupils will achieve. However, some pupils do not receive a good quality of education. There is a lack of consistency in how the planned curriculum is delivered, which limits what pupils can achieve. In addition, some pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) do not always have the support they need to learn successfully alongside their peers. There have been recent changes though, particularly in English and writing, that are improving pupils' learning experiences.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has strengthened the planned curriculum. Firm foundations are now in place to secure well-sequenced learning towards ambitious goals. However, over time there is inconsistency in how the curriculum is put into action. The key knowledge that needs to be learned is not clear enough at times. This results in pupils having gaps in their knowledge. There are also inconsistent assessment practices across the school. So, at times, important information about what pupils know and understand is not used to support learning effectively.
All staff are determined that a love of reading is central to the pupils' experience. Pupils engage well in phonics activities. Leaders have implemented a consistent approach to teaching phonics. Children in Reception learn the sounds that letters make from the very start of their time in school. Pupils use the phonic strategies they learn to break down unfamiliar words into their individual sounds. They learn to read with increasing fluency and accuracy. Older pupils work together well to develop the range of skills they need for effective reading. The school works well to ensure that every pupil will learn to read, regardless of their background, needs or abilities.
From Ofsted's July 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its July 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Areas Ofsted flagged
Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Early years (Requires Improvement).
At a Glance
11.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
73 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2026 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 72% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 76% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 83% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.4
Avg class size
28.3
Infant (KS1)
28.4
KS2
14
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy, with their latest published grades:
- Little Chicks Pre-School - Day nursery, 0.4 milesOfsted, 13 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Your Co-Op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School Apley - Day nursery, 0.7 milesOfsted report card, 17 June 2026: Needs attention in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
- Dothill Pre-School and Childcare - Day nursery, 0.7 milesOfsted, 31 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Honeybuns Day Nursery - Day nursery, 1.3 milesOfsted, 11 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Kids Planet Apley - Day nursery, 1.4 milesOfsted, 25 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight.
1 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy
Will you get a place at St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy?
For 2026 entry it had 32 first choices for 40 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
403 pupils
420 places
17 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Telford and Wrekin council
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: Every first choice offered
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Wellington planning area (Telford and Wrekin) will have 148 spare primary places in 2027/28. In the year groups that are short, it estimates 1 additional place needed.
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
Inspection History
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
85
SEN Support
12
EHC Plans
24.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
397
Total Pupils
196
Boys
201
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
16
Teachers
24.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£40,041
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,955
Per pupil
£2209k
Total funding
£65k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.6%
Overall absence
6.2%
Persistent absence
354
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
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Questions parents ask about St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy
What are SATs results like at St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy?
Of the pupils at St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 72% reached the expected standard in reading and 76% did so in maths.
What is St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy's Ofsted rating?
St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy was rated Requires Improvement at its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2024.
Is it hard to get a place at St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy?
St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy was close to full in 2025, at 96% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy?
Classes at St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy average 28.4 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils.
How many pupils go to St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy?
St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy has around 397 pupils on roll. 11% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy?
3.6% of sessions were missed at St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy in 2024/25. 6.2% of pupils were persistently absent.
How many road collisions happen near St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight. 1 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 Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy?
St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy is at Squirrel Meadow, Bratton, Telford, Shropshire, TF5 0NT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)