Windmill Primary School review
Ranked 8 of 10 in Primary schools in Telford
Best for: a Brookside academy primary in a multi-academy trust
Unknown
Beaconsfield, Brookside, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 1LG · Service area: Telford
Windmill Primary School in short
Windmill Primary School is a Brookside academy in the Community Academies Trust, and Ofsted records a Good outcome from the September 2022 inspection, the only report on the register. The website offers a two-minute video introduction with admissions pages, which gives parents a first picture of the school before a visit. The school takes just over three hundred pupils aged three to eleven.
The record places the school at Beaconsfield for Brookside families and nearby estates, with the Community Academies Trust link giving parents a wider organisation behind the classrooms. The website runs thin beyond its two-minute video and admissions pages, so the phone remains the practical route to detail.
No public review scores are on record for Windmill Primary School across the sources we hold, so families judge it on the inspection record and the video rather than on reviews. In our view the trust backing is reassuring and the thin website is what counts against the school, with no fee or insurance detail published either.
In our view Windmill is a trust-backed school with a thin shop window: the Good first inspection reassures while the website leaves parents wanting more. A fuller site would lift it quickly, and Brookside families get trust backing few community schools can match. The September inspection date still reads well. The inspection record gives parents a solid page to start from.
Our verdict
Our judgement: Windmill suits you if you want an academy primary in Brookside with trust backing and a Good first inspection [2] [1]. What counts against it is the absence of public review scores, a thin website and no published insurance or fee details [1]. The September 2022 inspection is the latest word on standards [2].
Score summary
Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.
- Composite score
- 58.8 / 100
Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%
50 out of 100
Insufficient evidence
Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%
85 out of 100
Ofsted lists the academy on its register with a Good outcome from the September 2022 inspection (URN 145745) [2].
First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Trading history C4 · weight 10%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%
40 out of 100
The website publishes no fees, rates or price information [1].
Website and service information C7 · weight 5%
60 out of 100
The homepage offers a video introduction with admissions and trust links but carries little further detail [1].
Industry qualifications
Sourced from the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders, on the date shown.
- OfstedSourcedchecked 4 September 2026. Reference URN 145745.
Strengths
Limitations
No public review scores are on record for the school.
The homepage carries little beyond the video and admissions links, and no insurance or fee details are published [1].
Response from the business
This business has not sent a response yet. Any response they send will appear here.
Verified customer reviews
Reviews from customers who showed us their invoice.
No verified reviews yet for this business.
Review this business
Tell other readers about work you paid for, and send a copy of the invoice so the editor can confirm the job took place.
Questions about Windmill Primary School
Is Windmill Primary School any good?
On the evidence, it suits Brookside parents who want an academy primary with trust backing and a Good first inspection: it sits eighth in our September round of ten Telford primaries. The website says little beyond the video, so read the Ofsted report in full and visit before you decide.
Is Windmill Primary School Ofsted registered?
Yes. Windmill Primary School is listed on the Ofsted register as an academy in the Community Academies Trust, with a Good outcome from September 2022. Type the school name into the Ofsted reports site to open the full report. The register entry also confirms the school address and phone number.
What does Windmill Primary School charge?
The school website publishes no fees, rates or price information. State primary places are free, so ask the school office about dinner money, clubs and any nursery charges beyond the funded hours before term starts. Confirm which nursery sessions the funded hours cover. Dinner money, club sessions and any nursery hours beyond the funded offer are set by the school, so take the current figures from the office before term starts.
Where is Windmill Primary School?
The school stands in Beaconsfield, Brookside, Telford, serving families in Brookside and nearby estates. Check the council catchment finder and the school admissions pages to see how places are allocated, then visit on a normal school day. The video introduction sits on the school homepage. It serves Brookside families first, and the council catchment finder shows whether your road falls nearest this school or a neighbouring one.
Which areas does Windmill Primary School cover?
Windmill serves Brookside families from its Beaconsfield site, taking children through the primary years with nearby estates looking to it alongside. Families elsewhere in Telford weigh their own nearest ranked school alongside it, and the council's catchment finder shows which school sits nearest your road. Out-of-catchment applications are allowed, though distance still shapes most offers.
How do we apply for a place at Windmill Primary School?
Apply through Telford and Wrekin, naming Windmill among four preferences including your catchment school. The council's finder tool shows which schools count as nearest, and the school's admissions pages set out how places are allocated. File before the January closing date for Reception starters, since late applications sit behind on-time ones.
What do parents say about Windmill Primary School?
The held sources run to the school website and the Ofsted register, with no parent-review footprint beside them. That leaves the single Good inspection report and the two-minute video doing the work reviews would do elsewhere. A normal-day visit matters more here than at most ranked schools. The admissions pages carry the practical detail instead.
How does Windmill Primary School compare with the other ranked schools?
It sits eighth of ten in our September round, the thinnest website among the trust academies with a single Good report behind it. Millbrook and Woodlands below trade inspected records for new-trust promise. The trust link steadies the page meanwhile. The September evidence date shows how fresh every check is.
Others assessed for this trade
- Newdale Primary School61.3 / 100Ranked 1. Best for Outstanding-rated Newdale primary with nursery places.
- St George's C of E Primary School61.3 / 100Ranked 2. Best for a large Church of England primary in St George's.
- Ladygrove Primary School60.0 / 100Ranked 3. Best for a Good-rated Dawley primary with nursery places.
- Wombridge Primary School60.0 / 100Ranked 4. Best for an Oakengates primary with nursery and open days.
Sources
- Windmill Primary School — homepage Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Ofsted — Windmill Primary School (URN 145745) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
Is this your business?
Ask us to correct a fact, claim the listing, or send a response for publication alongside the assessment.