Trefonen CofE Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 5-11
Religion Church of England
Address School Lane
Trefonen
Oswestry
Shropshire
SY10 9DY
Phone 01691652960
Reference Number 123507

Trefonen CofE Primary School demonstrated commendable attributes during its ungraded inspection, showing that while many features are strong, there are also areas for improvement. Pupils are generally happy, well-behaved, and engaged, and the school maintains high expectations for all learners, providing support particularly for those with special educational needs. However, inspectors identified that aspects of the school's work have not maintained the same level of effectiveness since the previous inspection, indicating potential concerns going forward. Communication with parents has been noted as an area needing attention, as a minority expressed concerns over the school's engagement with them.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 126
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.21%
Girls: 50.79%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 7.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 7 7 14
2 9 9 18
3 7 8 15
4 13 8 21
5 11 13 24
6 8 10 18

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 98.4%
White, Other 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 11 Mar 2025
Date Report
11 Mar 2025 School inspection
01 May 2019 Full inspection:
19 Sep 2018 Short inspection
11 Dec 2013 Full inspection:
10 Oct 2011 Full inspection:
03 Dec 2009 Monitoring visit
19 Nov 2008 Full inspection:
26 Sep 2005 Full inspection:
01 Nov 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils enjoy coming to school and feel safe.
  • High expectations are set for all pupils.
  • Experienced staff provide timely support to those who struggle.
  • Pupils with special educational needs receive appropriate assistance.
  • There are ample opportunities for pupils' wider development.
  • Pupils behave well and show positive attitudes in school.

Areas for Improvement

  • Provision in the early years has weaknesses, particularly in writing support.
  • Not all staff have clear expectations or training on how to support pupils effectively.
  • A few parents express concerns regarding communication between home and school.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 50%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 6%

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 106
Maths 103

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 1
Writing -0.1
Maths -0.3

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 8 1
Third Preference 2 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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