OFSTED
11 February 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
8 October 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
7 November 2019
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
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
152
140 full-time ·
12 part-time
Female pupils
70
46.1% of pupils
Male pupils
82
53.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.0 pts
below England
School
11.8%
Shropshire
17.3%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
19.0 pts
below England
School
1.3%
Shropshire
5.4%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
92.8%
141
Any other White background
3.3%
5
Any other ethnic group
2.0%
3
White and Asian
1.3%
2
Unclassified
0.7%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
8.6%
13 of
152 pupils
12.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
10.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
79.0%
18.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Reading
19.2 pts above England
School
93.0%
Shropshire
72.7%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Writing
15.7 pts above England
School
86.0%
Shropshire
69.8%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Maths
7.0 pts above England
School
79.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.13%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.09 pts
lower than
England
School
5.13%
Shropshire
5.92%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.00%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.82 pts
lower than
England
School
12.00%
Shropshire
14.62%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.80 pts
lower than
England
School
1.00%
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
108.6%
20.4 pts
above England
Whixall CofE Primary School
108.6%
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.