Condover CofE Primary School

Condover CofE Primary School is performing at the expected standard overall, with all inspected areas—achievement, attendance and behaviour, curriculum and teaching, early years, inclusion, leadership and governance, and personal development and wellbeing—meeting expectations. Safeguarding standards are met. Pupils achieve well over time, including above national averages in Year 1 phonics, key stage 2 writing and the Year 4 multiplication tables check. Attendance is above the national average and improving, behaviour is positive, and pupils feel safe and supported. The school's inclusive culture and broad, well-structured curriculum are notable strengths. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities generally achieve well from their starting points and become more independent. Disadvantaged pupils are supported to access academic, wellbeing and extra-curricular opportunities. Early years provision has been strengthened by the school taking over the on-site nursery, and children are well prepared for the move into Year 1. Leadership is well informed, governance provides a suitable balance of support and challenge, and staff value the professional learning and consideration given to their workload and wellbeing. Leaders' next steps are to secure consistently effective teaching across the school, embed cohesion between the nursery and Reception Year, and strengthen partnerships with all stakeholders. Some parents value the school's warm and nurturing environment but feel communication could be better, and leaders are working to strengthen relationships. The school is part of the Diocese of Hereford Multi-Academy Trust.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve above national averages in phonics, key stage 2 writing and the multiplication tables check.
• Pupils secure strong early foundations in reading and mathematics.
• Pupils with SEND generally achieve well from their starting points and become more independent.
• Attendance is above the national average and improving over time.
• Behaviour is positive, creating a calm and purposeful learning environment.
• The curriculum is broad, balanced and well structured, with knowledge building sequentially.
• Teaching is typically effective, using modelling, scaffolds and regular checks on learning.
• Early years provision is well led and children achieve a good level of development above the national average.
• The school has a welcoming and inclusive culture where pupils feel a sense of belonging.
• Disadvantaged pupils are supported well through academic, wellbeing and extra-curricular provision.
• Leadership and governance are effective, with appropriate support and challenge.
• Personal development is effective, with pupils valuing leadership opportunities and a wide range of experiences.
• Staff feel supported and value professional learning and consideration of their workload and wellbeing.
• Safeguarding standards are met.

Areas for Improvement

• Teaching quality is not yet consistently high across the school.
• Early years provision needs greater cohesion between the nursery and Reception Year.
• Partnerships with all stakeholders need further strengthening.
• Some parents feel communication could be better.

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 Condover CofE Primary School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.0% 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, 1.7% of pupils at Condover 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 Condover CofE Primary School had 18.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.0% 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, 20.9% of pupils at Condover CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% 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 2024–25 Condover CofE Primary School received £8,166 and spent £8,700 for each of its 116 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £15,000 (£130 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of Diocese of Hereford Multi Academy Trust, income was £8,025 and spending £7,825 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Shrewsbury · Shropshire local authority: places and applications

Condover CofE Primary School is part of Diocese of Hereford Multi Academy Trust, which runs 21 schools. The nearest others:

• St Edward's CofE Primary School Shrewsbury
• Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary Academy Telford
• Morville CofE (Controlled) Primary School Bridgnorth
• Bishops Castle Primary School Bishops Castle
• Lydbury North Church of England Primary School
• Onny CofE (A) Primary School Craven Arms
• Bitterley CofE Primary School (Aided) Ludlow
• Ludlow Church of England School Ludlow
• Ludlow Primary School Ludlow
• St George's CofE Academy, Clun Craven Arms

What is Condover CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Condover CofE Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in July 2026.

When was Condover CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Condover CofE Primary School was last inspected in July 2026.

How many pupils does Condover CofE Primary School have?

Condover CofE Primary School has 129 pupils on roll.

What age range does Condover CofE Primary School cover?

Condover CofE Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Condover CofE Primary School?

Condover CofE Primary School is at Condover, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 7AA.