Pontesbury CofE Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Bogey Lane
Pontesbury
Pontesbury CE Primary School
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY5 0TF
Phone 01743790226
Reference Number 123493

General Makeup

Number of pupils 214
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.13%
Girls: 51.87%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 14.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 31
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 32

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 13 15 28
2 12 16 28
3 18 14 32
4 16 15 31
5 14 16 30
6 17 18 35

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 92.5%
White, Other 3.3%
White & Asian 2.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.9%
Unclassified 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date 2025-03-17
Date Description Report
2025-02-11 School inspection School inspection
2020-11-24 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2014-10-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-01-15 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2010-03-15 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-05-16 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-09-18 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 63% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 13% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105 Unlock Unlock
Maths 105 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.4 Unlock Unlock
Writing 0.7 Unlock Unlock
Maths 0.5 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 22 1
Third Preference 6 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Minsterley Primary School
Minsterley, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 0BE
1.94 miles
Longden CofE Primary School
Plealey Road, Longden, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 8EX
2.4 miles
St Thomas and St Anne CofE Primary School
Cruckmeole, Hanwood, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 8JN
3.08 miles
Trinity CofE Primary School
Butt Lane, Ford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 9LG
4.72 miles
St Edward's CofE Primary School
Church Road, Dorrington, Shrewsbury, SY5 7JL
4.84 miles
Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Longmeadow Site, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 0NU
4.97 miles
Name Distance
Mary Webb School and Science College
Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 0TG
0.07 miles
The Fitzroy Academy
Cruckton, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 8PR
3.17 miles
Westbury School
School Lane, Westbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 9QZ
3.81 miles
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