St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery Centre

Term dates

Voluntary aided schools can set their own term dates. Many follow Telford and Wrekin council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Telford and Wrekin's full dates

Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 28 families put this school as their first choice, and 31 places were offered. 28 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 11 June 2025: Some aspects not as strong.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Voluntary aided school

Phase

Primary

Ages

3–11

Pupils

291 (capacity 340)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

Diocese

Diocese of Lichfield

Phone

01952386260

Address

Church Road, Donnington Wood, Telford, TF2 7PZ

Website

stmatthewscofe.com

Official school record, including Ofsted reports