Dothill Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 5–11 · Telford, Telford and Wrekin
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Telford & Wrekin Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Dothill Primary School is a primary school in Telford, Telford and Wrekin for ages 5–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 12 June 2024. Telford and Wrekin has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Dothill 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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
- Every Reception applicant in 2026 was offered a place, as at 19 of the 52 other Telford and Wrekin primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 56 first-choice applications for 60 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- For Reception 2026, 0.9 first choices per offer was the 19th lowest of 48 Telford and Wrekin primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 58% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 3% 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
- Severn Drive, Wellington, Telford, TF1 3JB
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Telford and Wrekin
- Pupils on roll
- 342 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 12 June 2024
Strengths
- “This is a school where everyone has a voice.”
- “Pupils are happy to come to school because they feel valued and safe.”
- “These pupils settle quickly because everyone makes them feel welcome.”
To improve
- “In writing, however, the curriculum for younger pupils is not as effective.”
- “This means that some pupils are not developing their spelling and use of grammar as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 July 2024 (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) | 58% | 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: 56 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 56 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.
- Wrekin View Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy 0.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Apley Wood Primary Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Millbrook Primary School and Nursery 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Short Wood Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Allscott Meads Primary Academy 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hadley Learning Community - Primary Phase 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published