SCHOOL PROFILE

Greenacres Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 145793
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 50.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

18 March 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Shropshire
Trust EMPOWER TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 105 97 full-time · 8 part-time
Female pupils 55 52.4% of pupils
Male pupils 50 47.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

47.6%
22.8 pts above England
School 47.6%
Shropshire 17.3%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

6.7%
13.6 pts below England
School 6.7%
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
89.5%
94
Any other White background
3.8%
4
African
1.9%
2
Any other Mixed background
1.9%
2
Any other ethnic group
1.0%
1
White and Asian
1.0%
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 32.4% 34 of 105 pupils
11.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 32.4%
Shropshire 21.3%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 23.8% 25 pupils
England 14.8% 9.0 pts above
EHC plans 8.6% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 2.5 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 10
Social, emotional & mental health 10
Speech, language & communication 7
Specific learning difficulty 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Vision impairment 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

50.0% 10.4 pts below England
School 50.0%
Shropshire 56.7%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

71.0%

2.8 pts below England

School 71.0%
Shropshire 72.7%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

71.0%

0.7 pts above England

School 71.0%
Shropshire 69.8%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

50.0%

22.0 pts below England

School 50.0%
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

9.27%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.05 pts higher than England
School 9.27%
Shropshire 5.92%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

31.00%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

15.18 pts higher than England
School 31.00%
Shropshire 14.62%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.20 pts higher than England
School 3.00%
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

50.0% 38.2 pts below England
Greenacres Primary School
50.0%
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