SCHOOL PROFILE

Newcastle CofE Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 123488
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 56 Published school capacity
Capacity used 37.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

4 May 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
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 21 21 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 13 61.9% of pupils
Male pupils 8 38.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

19.0%
5.8 pts below England
School 19.0%
Shropshire 17.3%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.0%
20.3 pts below England
School 0.0%
Shropshire 5.4%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Shropshire 0.4%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
90.5%
19
Unclassified
4.8%
1
White and Asian
4.8%
1
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 33.3% 7 of 21 pupils
12.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 33.3%
Shropshire 21.3%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.1% 4 pupils
England 14.8% 4.3 pts above
EHC plans 14.3% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 8.3 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 3
Social, emotional & mental health 2
Moderate learning difficulty 1
No specialist assessment yet 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.

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

8.39%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.18 pts higher than England
School 8.39%
Shropshire 5.92%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

27.78%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.96 pts higher than England
School 27.78%
Shropshire 14.62%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

5.56%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

3.75 pts higher than England
School 5.56%
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

37.5% 50.7 pts below England
Newcastle CofE Primary School
37.5%
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