John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Telford, Telford and Wrekin
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Telford & Wrekin Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School is a primary school in Telford, Telford and Wrekin for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 October 2022. Telford and Wrekin has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Not published |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2026 there were 23 first-choice applications for 23 Reception offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- There were 16.9 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Telford and Wrekin.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 37.6% of pupils, compared with a middle figure of 48.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Telford and Wrekin.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Telford and Wrekin schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Upper Road, Madeley, Telford, TF7 5DL
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England/Methodist
- Council
- Telford and Wrekin
- Pupils on roll
- 213 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 October 2022
Strengths
- “John Fletcher of Madeley Primary is an inclusive and welcoming school.”
- “The vision of ‘whatever you do, work at it with all your heart’ encapsulates the approach taken by everyone to improve the school.”
- “Pupils are happy, feel safe and really enjoy their learning.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, teachers’ checks on pupils’ learning are not used consistently well.”
- “This means that, at times, pupils’ learning does not build on what they already know.”
- “Occasionally, this causes some pupils to become distracted in class and they do not achieve as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 December 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 72% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 23 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 23 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Telford and Wrekin.
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sir Alexander Fleming Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Woodlands Primary School and Nursery 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- William Reynolds Primary School and Nursery 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- John Randall Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Aqueduct Primary Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Windmill Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Holmer Lake Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published