Buildwas Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Telford, West Midlands TF8 7DA · Shropshire
Scored but not ranked: fewer than 60 students.
How is this calculated?About Buildwas Academy
Buildwas Academy is a academy primary located in Telford, in the Shropshire local authority of West Midlands, England. It caters for Ages 3–11. In 2025 it enrolled 54 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 11.2 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools in England. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (30th percentile), and its weakest is ks2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (4th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 54; capacity filled 51.4%.
There are 62 schools in Telford; Buildwas Academy ranks 53rd of 57 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against primary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)33%
- KS2: higher standard (20%)0%
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)–
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)–
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)31.5%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Buildwas Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 54
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 31.5%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 51.4%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- KS2 expected standard (RWM)
- 33%
- Share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
- KS2 higher standard (RWM)
- 0%
- Share of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading, writing and maths.
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Schools near Buildwas Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary Academy
Telford · Academy primary · Ages 5–11
· 3.0 km away
Lightmoor Village Primary School
Telford · Local authority primary · Ages 5–11
214 students · 3.7 km away
William Brookes School
Much Wenlock · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
748 students · 4.3 km away
Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Shrewsbury · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
132 students · 4.3 km away
William Reynolds Primary School and Nursery
Telford · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
449 students · 4.5 km away
Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
Telford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,084 students · 4.5 km away
Woodlands Primary School and Nursery
Telford · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
· 4.6 km away
Broseley CofE Primary School
Broseley · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
199 students · 4.7 km away
Captain Webb Primary School
TELFORD · Local authority primary · Ages 2–11
458 students · 4.9 km away
Barrow 1618 CofE Free School
Broseley · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
93 students · 5.0 km away
Similar schools
Academy primary schools in West Midlands with a comparable Pupils on roll.
St John's Catholic Primary School
Stafford · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
54 students
Horton St Michael's CofE First School
Leek · Academy primary · Ages 5–9
54 students
Green Lea First School
Stafford · Academy primary · Ages 2–9
54 students
Cheswardine Primary and Nursery School
Market Drayton · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
54 students
Dilhorne Endowed CofE Primary School
Stoke-on-Trent · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
55 students
Bredenbury Primary School
Bromyard · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
51 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Buildwas Academy a good school?
Buildwas Academy has a Success Index (England) of 11.2 out of 100 (Lower 50% of primary schools in England). The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Buildwas Academy rank in West Midlands?
Buildwas Academy is not ranked: schools need a published Pupils on roll and at least 60 students to be ranked.
How many students attend Buildwas Academy?
Buildwas Academy had 54 students in 2025.
Is Buildwas Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
Buildwas Academy is classified as a primary covering Ages 3–11. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Buildwas Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Buildwas Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.