Minsterley Primary School

Minsterley Primary School continues to demonstrate strong performance, maintaining its status as a good school. The atmosphere at the school is inclusive and supportive, with pupils achieving well due to the dedicated guidance provided by staff. The curriculum is well-structured, ambitious, and meets the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Engaging extracurricular activities further enrich the students' experience, and warm relationships contribute to a safe and positive environment for learning. While the school excels in certain areas, such as mathematics and reading, it faces some challenges in ensuring that all subjects are taught in a way that supports long-term retention of knowledge. Teachers are encouraged to extend successful practices from subjects where students perform well to other areas, helping to reinforce learning across the board. Overall, the school has been effective in its mission to prepare pupils for future educational success and personal development.

Strengths

• Welcoming and inclusive atmosphere
• Strong parental satisfaction and community involvement
• High expectations for pupil behavior and conduct
• Well-structured curriculum that is engaging and ambitious
• Excellent performance in mathematics with skilled problem-solving
• Priority given to reading, fostering a love of books among pupils
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Diverse extracurricular opportunities and meaningful trips

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent retention of learning in a small number of subjects

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Minsterley Primary School attended 92.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 24.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Minsterley Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Minsterley Primary School had 19.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 8.7% of pupils at Minsterley Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Minsterley Primary School received £7,777 and spent £7,969 for each of its 156 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £131,000 (£837 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Minsterley Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Minsterley Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Minsterley Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Minsterley Primary School was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Minsterley Primary School have?

Minsterley Primary School has 173 pupils on roll.

What age range does Minsterley Primary School cover?

Minsterley Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Minsterley Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Minsterley Primary School?

Minsterley Primary School is at Minsterley, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 0BE.