OFSTED
11 January 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
7 October 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
23 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Shropshire
Trust
SHINE ACADEMIES
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
164
141 full-time ·
23 part-time
Female pupils
89
54.3% of pupils
Male pupils
75
45.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.6 pts
above England
School
38.4%
Shropshire
17.3%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.4 pts
below England
School
15.9%
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
79.9%
131
Any other White background
8.5%
14
Any other Asian background
2.4%
4
Pakistani
2.4%
4
African
1.8%
3
Any other Mixed background
1.2%
2
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
15.9%
26 of
164 pupils
5.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.2 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.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
70.1%
18.1 pts
below England
The Martin Wilson School
70.1%
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.