St Edward's CofE Primary School

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Church Road
Dorrington
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY5 7JL
Phone 01743718462
Reference Number 145300

St Edward’s CofE Primary is a good school where students feel welcomed and safe, with a family-like atmosphere. The school has high expectations for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, which contributes to a positive learning environment. Parents express strong satisfaction with the school, highlighting the supportive leadership and environment that fosters pride among students. This inspection marks the school's first evaluation since it became an academy in December 2017, transitioning from an inadequate predecessor school to now being graded good in all key areas.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 34
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.94%
Girls: 47.06%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 17.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 14.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 17

Year Groups

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

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 70.6%
Unclassified 17.6%
White, Other 11.8%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 26 Apr 2022
Date Report
26 Apr 2022 School inspection:

Strengths

  • Pupils feel safe and are proud to attend school.
  • Well-trained staff deliver a strong phonics program.
  • There is a well-organized mathematics curriculum.
  • Ambitious curriculum aligned with national standards.
  • Strong focus on personal development and citizenship.
  • Effective safeguarding arrangements in place.

Areas for Improvement

  • Foundation subjects lack clarity in essential knowledge components.
  • Assessment in some wider curriculum subjects is not precise enough.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 100%
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 105
Maths 105

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 2.2
Writing -0.3
Maths -0.1

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 5 0
Third Preference 2 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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