Primary school in Telford, Telford and Wrekin
Short Wood Primary School
Limekiln Lane, Wellington, Telford, Shropshire, TF1 2JA
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 8 January 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Places
- 490
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Telford and Wrekin 012A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 35%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 17%
- Households owning their home
- 67%
- Households in social housing
- 16%
- Households with no car
- 18%
- Adults economically inactive
- 41%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- SEVERN BRIDGES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Head Teacher: Gail Butele
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Ward
- Ercall
- Constituency
- The Wrekin
- URN
- 152070
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millbrook Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 1 mi |
| Wrekin View Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 67% | 1 mi |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 66% | 1 mi |
| Hadley Learning Community - Primary PhaseAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 77% | 1.3 mi |
| Meadows Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | Good 2021 | — | 1.3 mi |
| Apley Wood Primary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 53% | 1.3 mi |
| Dothill Primary SchoolFoundation school | Good 2024 | 58% | 1.4 mi |
| Lawley Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Good 2023 | 63% | 1.4 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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