Trefonen CofE Primary School

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.

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.

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 Trefonen CofE Primary School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.4% 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 Trefonen CofE 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 Trefonen CofE Primary School had 20.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 26.7% 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, 22.5% of pupils at Trefonen CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% 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 Trefonen CofE Primary School received £7,079 and spent £7,568 for each of its 120 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £11,000 (-£93 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 Trefonen CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Trefonen CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Trefonen CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Trefonen CofE Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Trefonen CofE Primary School have?

Trefonen CofE Primary School has 120 pupils on roll.

What age range does Trefonen CofE Primary School cover?

Trefonen CofE Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

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

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Trefonen CofE Primary School?

Trefonen CofE Primary School is at School Lane, Trefonen, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 9DY.