Thomas Telford Primary Free School
Thomas Telford Primary Free School is a free school in Telford for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 149 pupils and room for 420. About 15 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.
George Lees Avenue, Telford, TF2 5ABMrs Claire Whiting headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2025: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
The last child to get a place lived 1.7 miles away in 2026. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils, faith and other priority groups are placed first. After that, the closer you live, the better your chances. Type in your postcode to see how far away you are.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. More children applied than there were places. The last place went to a child living 1.7 miles from the school. Living closer than that didn't guarantee a place, but living much further away meant missing out that year.
| Entry | Places | Put it first | Applied at all | Got a place | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Primary | 60 | 62 | 212 | 60 | 1.7 miles | LA |
What a home within 1.7 miles of the school costs
Every home sold within that distance of the school (the typical cut-off over the last three years), of any type, from HM Land Registry records. If homes here cost more than the district average, that is the price people pay to live close enough to get in.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 30.0 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 29.5 (England 27.3).
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (9), emotional and mental health (5), Autistic spectrum disorder (2), Moderate learning difficulty (2), Hearing impairment (1), Specific learning difficulty (1).
Staff
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redhill Primary Academy | Academy | 870 m | 491 | Outstanding 2024 | 97 | Compare |
| Priorslee Academy | Academy | 0.9 miles | 434 | Report card 2026 | 20 | Compare |
| St George's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 1.3 miles | 573 | No overall grade 2024 | 87 | Compare |
| Hollinswood Primary School | Council | 1.8 miles | 340 | Not inspected | 43 | Compare |
| Lantern Academy | Academy | 1.9 miles | 113 | No overall grade 2025 | 22 | Compare |
| St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery Centre | Church of England | 2.0 miles | 291 | Not inspected | 50 | Compare |
| Shifnal Primary School | Council | 2.1 miles | 379 | Good 2023 | 76 | Compare |
| Randlay Primary School | Council | 2.2 miles | 327 | Good 2022 | 64 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Thomas Telford Primary Free School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Thomas Telford Primary Free School yet.
How many pupils does Thomas Telford Primary Free School have?
149 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 420 places, so it is 35% full.
Is Thomas Telford Primary Free School oversubscribed, and how far away can you live?
Yes. For September 2026 the last place went to a child living 1.7 miles away. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups come before distance, so the cut-off moves every year.
How big are the classes at Thomas Telford Primary Free School?
The average class had 29.8 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- George Lees Avenue, Telford, TF2 5AB
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Whiting
- Type of school
- Free school (Free schools, free schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- Thomas Telford Multi Academy Trust (6 schools)
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Ward
- Priorslee
- Constituency
- Telford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2025 (academy free school)
- URN
- 151706 · LAESTAB 8942007 · UKPRN 10098801
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Admissions outcomes: Telford and Wrekin council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2026.
- House prices: HM Land Registry price paid data, December 2023 to December 2025, placed by postcode.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.