SCHOOL PROFILE

Prees CofE Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 143323
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 196 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

8 May 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Shropshire
Trust THE 3-18 EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 194 182 full-time · 12 part-time
Female pupils 97 50.0% of pupils
Male pupils 97 50.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

27.3%
2.5 pts above England
School 27.3%
Shropshire 17.3%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

1.0%
19.3 pts below England
School 1.0%
Shropshire 5.4%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.5%
0.5 pts below England
School 0.5%
Shropshire 0.4%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
82.5%
160
Gypsy / Roma
10.8%
21
Any other White background
2.1%
4
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
2
Irish
1.0%
2
Unclassified
1.0%
2
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 18.6% 36 of 194 pupils
2.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.6%
Shropshire 21.3%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.5% 34 pupils
England 14.8% 2.7 pts above
EHC plans 1.0% 2 pupils
England 6.0% 5.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 13
Specific learning difficulty 9
Social, emotional & mental health 6
Speech, language & communication 3
Hearing impairment 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 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

65.0% 4.6 pts above England
School 65.0%
Shropshire 56.7%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

70.0%

3.8 pts below England

School 70.0%
Shropshire 72.7%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

80.0%

9.7 pts above England

School 80.0%
Shropshire 69.8%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

80.0%

8.0 pts above England

School 80.0%
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

6.37%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.15 pts higher than England
School 6.37%
Shropshire 5.92%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.89%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.08 pts higher than England
School 16.89%
Shropshire 14.62%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.68%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.13 pts lower than England
School 0.68%
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

99.0% 10.8 pts above England
Prees CofE Primary School
99.0%
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