Clunbury CofE Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 2-11
Religion Church of England
Address Clunbury
Craven Arms
Shropshire
SY7 0HE
Phone 01588660207
Reference Number 123541

Clunbury CofE Primary School is performing well overall, demonstrating strong standards in several key areas including safeguarding, attendance, behavior, and early years education. Leaders have cultivated a culture of high expectations, fostering an inclusive environment where pupils, including those with special educational needs, feel valued and supported. The school is part of the Blue Hills Federation, which enhances its capacity to provide quality education.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 60
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 56.67%
Girls: 43.33%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 9.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 19.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 2 4 6
2 2 3 5
3 5 2 7
4 7 4 11
5 3 3 6
6 3 3 6

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 93.3%
Asian, Other 3.3%
White, Other 1.7%
Mixed, Other 1.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating Expected standard
 >  Leadership & Governance Expected standard
 >  Personal Development & Wellbeing Expected standard
 >  Achievement Expected standard
 >  Attendance & Behaviour Strong standard
 >  Curriculum & Teaching Expected standard
 >  Inclusion Strong standard
 >  Early Years Strong standard
Last Report Date 10 Feb 2026
Date Report
10 Feb 2026 School inspection
21 Sep 2021 School inspection
14 Nov 2017 Full inspection
20 Mar 2013 Full inspection
22 Mar 2010 Full inspection
26 Apr 2007 Full inspection
20 May 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong focus on safeguarding, ensuring pupils feel safe and cared for.
  • High expectations for attendance and behavior, resulting in a calm and purposeful learning environment.
  • Effective early years education that promotes language development and prepares children well for Year 1.
  • Inclusive practices that successfully support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
  • Cohesive leadership team that is proactive in identifying and addressing key priorities.

Areas for Improvement

  • Limited opportunities for extended writing across the curriculum.
  • Some inconsistencies in teaching handwriting skills affecting presentation and quality of work.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 67%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

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 110

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 -1.6
Writing -3.2
Maths 1.7

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 5 0
Third Preference 4 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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