Weston Rhyn Primary School

Weston Rhyn Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspected areas, which include the quality of education, behaviour, personal development, leadership, and early years provision. The school fosters a welcoming and inclusive environment where pupils are respectful and supportive of each other. There has been significant improvement in curriculum development and pupil outcomes, particularly in reading, and a strong emphasis on pupils' personal development is evident. Furthermore, the school has successfully enhanced attendance and established positive relationships with parents and the community. Notably, the school has faced challenges due to staffing changes and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but these efforts have contributed to a supportive school culture. Despite these strengths, some areas for improvement remain, particularly the need for a consistent approach to handwriting instruction and ensuring that teachers consistently check pupils' understanding to identify any knowledge gaps.

Strengths

• Welcoming and friendly school environment
• Strong emphasis on inclusivity and community values
• Improvement in reading standards and curriculum
• High levels of pupil enjoyment in learning
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs
• Variety of clubs and extracurricular activities
• Positive relationships with parents and community
• Strong mental and physical well-being focus

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent approach to letter formation and handwriting
• Teachers do not always check pupils' understanding routinely

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 Weston Rhyn Primary School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.0% 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, 2.1% of pupils at Weston Rhyn 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 Weston Rhyn Primary School had 18.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 17.3% of pupils at Weston Rhyn Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.7% 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 Weston Rhyn Primary School received £6,957 and spent £6,862 for each of its 188 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £223,000 (£1,191 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 Weston Rhyn Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Weston Rhyn Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Weston Rhyn Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Weston Rhyn Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Weston Rhyn Primary School have?

Weston Rhyn Primary School has 191 pupils on roll.

What age range does Weston Rhyn Primary School cover?

Weston Rhyn Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 35% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Weston Rhyn Primary School?

Weston Rhyn Primary School is at Old Chirk Road, Weston Rhyn, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 7SR.