Lightmoor Village Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · Telford, Telford and Wrekin
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.30 miles
Last place allocated distance · Published by Telford & Wrekin Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Lightmoor Village Primary School is a primary school in Telford, Telford and Wrekin for ages 5–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 23 June 2022. Telford and Wrekin has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Lightmoor Village 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 | 0.30 mi |
| 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
- For Reception 2026 there were 45 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 15 first-choice families (33%) were not offered a place.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.30 miles away, 2nd shortest of 18 Telford and Wrekin primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The Reception last distance was about the same in 2026 as in 2025 and nearer than in 2023; the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 4 years.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Lightmoor Way, Lightmoor Village, Telford, TF4 3EG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Telford and Wrekin
- Pupils on roll
- 214 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 23 June 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be part of this welcoming and vibrant school community.”
- “The school is highly inclusive and celebrates the diversity, cultures and experiences of its families.”
- “Pupils value and respect differences and learn the importance of kindness, fairness and inclusion.”
To improve
- “However, progress is not always maximised as gaps in spelling and handwriting are not always consistently closed as quickly as they could.”
- “However, some gaps in knowledge are not consistently identified and addressed.”
- “This is particularly the case for handwriting and spelling.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 September 2026 (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) | 63% | 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: 45 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- Captain Webb Primary School 0.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Dawley Church of England Primary Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Aqueduct Primary Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- William Reynolds Primary School and Nursery 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ladygrove Primary School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Woodlands Primary School and Nursery 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lawley Village Academy 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published