OFSTED
19 March 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
8 December 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
26 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
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
431
431 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
212
49.2% of pupils
Male pupils
219
50.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.4 pts
below England
School
8.4%
Shropshire
17.3%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.9 pts
below England
School
7.4%
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
86.8%
374
Any other White background
3.2%
14
White and Asian
2.8%
12
Any other Mixed background
1.4%
6
Chinese
1.2%
5
African
0.9%
4
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
20.0%
86 of
431 pupils
0.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.2 pts
above
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
75.0%
14.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
85.0%
Reading
11.2 pts above England
School
85.0%
Shropshire
72.7%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Writing
7.7 pts above England
School
78.0%
Shropshire
69.8%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
82.0%
Maths
10.0 pts above England
School
82.0%
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
3.33%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.88 pts
lower than
England
School
3.33%
Shropshire
5.92%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
3.73%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.08 pts
lower than
England
School
3.73%
Shropshire
14.62%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.53%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.27 pts
lower than
England
School
0.53%
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
102.6%
14.4 pts
above England
Coleham Primary School
102.6%
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.