SCHOOL PROFILE

Shifnal Primary School

Primary Community school URN 123424
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 350 Published school capacity
Capacity used 108.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

3 March 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Shropshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 379 346 full-time · 33 part-time
Female pupils 193 50.9% of pupils
Male pupils 186 49.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

15.3%
9.5 pts below England
School 15.3%
Shropshire 17.3%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.9%
17.4 pts below England
School 2.9%
Shropshire 5.4%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.8%
0.2 pts below England
School 0.8%
Shropshire 0.4%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
86.0%
326
Any other White background
3.2%
12
White and Black Caribbean
2.6%
10
White and Asian
2.4%
9
Indian
1.6%
6
Any other Mixed background
1.3%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 11.4% 43 of 379 pupils
9.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 11.4%
Shropshire 21.3%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 7.4% 28 pupils
England 14.8% 7.4 pts below
EHC plans 4.0% 15 pupils
England 6.0% 2.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 16
Speech, language & communication 12
Moderate learning difficulty 9
Specific learning difficulty 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Physical disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

72.0% 11.6 pts above England
School 72.0%
Shropshire 56.7%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

98.0%

24.2 pts above England

School 98.0%
Shropshire 72.7%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

74.0%

3.7 pts above England

School 74.0%
Shropshire 69.8%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

96.0%

24.0 pts above England

School 96.0%
Shropshire 69.6%
West Midlands 71.4%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.40%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.82 pts lower than England
School 5.40%
Shropshire 5.92%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.29%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.53 pts lower than England
School 14.29%
Shropshire 14.62%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.32%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.48 pts lower than England
School 0.32%
Shropshire 1.38%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

108.3% 20.1 pts above England
Shifnal Primary School
108.3%
Shropshire
90.8%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information