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Beckbury Church of England Primary School and Nursery

Primary Ages 2-11 51 pupils Shifnal
Ofsted: Good
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Beckbury Church of England Primary School and Nursery is an academy converter in Shifnal for pupils aged 2 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 51 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Beckbury Church of England Primary School and Nursery is Good, from an inspection in April 2019 of its predecessor, Beckbury CofE Primary School.

Ofsted inspection: February 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 2-11
Religion Church of England
Address Beckbury
Shifnal
Shropshire
TF11 9DQ
Reference Number 151183

General Makeup

Number of pupils 51
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.9%
Girls: 45.1%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 9.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 15

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 6 1 7
2 3 4 7
3 2 2 4
4 5 3 8
5 3 4 7
6 3 3 6

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 100%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Beckbury CofE Primary School, inspected in April 2019.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
07 Feb 2025 Academy conversion letter

Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 5 1
Third Preference 4 0
From another Local Authority 3 2

Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Beckbury Church of England Primary School and Nursery had 48 pupils for 56 places. 8 places (14.3%) were unfilled.

Reception intake in the “Shifnal Primary” planning area

Shropshire counted 176 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 184 in 2029–30, up 5%.

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 2025–26 Beckbury Church of England Primary School and Nursery had 13.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).

Pupils per teacher

2026
Pupils per adult 8.8
Teachers who left state teaching –
Teachers who took any sick leave –
Sick days per teacher –

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, 7.8% of pupils at Beckbury Church of England Primary School and Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 9.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 3 1
Social, emotional and mental health 1 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 0 1
Physical disability 0 1

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.

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St Mary's CofE Primary School
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3.66 miles
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
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3.67 miles
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3.72 miles
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4.2 miles
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4.24 miles
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4.28 miles
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4.32 miles
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School
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4.74 miles
John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School
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4.81 miles
Grange Park Primary School
Grange Avenue, Stirchley, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 1ET
4.9 miles
Windmill Primary School
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4.98 miles
Madeley Nursery School
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5 miles
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0.92 miles
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3.73 miles
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4.08 miles
Birchfield School
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4.33 miles
Idsall School
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4.42 miles
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4.95 miles

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What is Beckbury Church of England Primary School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Beckbury Church of England Primary School and Nursery is Good, from an inspection in April 2019 of its predecessor, Beckbury CofE Primary School.

When was Beckbury Church of England Primary School and Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

Beckbury Church of England Primary School and Nursery was last inspected in February 2025.

How many pupils does Beckbury Church of England Primary School and Nursery have?

Beckbury Church of England Primary School and Nursery has 51 pupils on roll.

What age range does Beckbury Church of England Primary School and Nursery cover?

Beckbury Church of England Primary School and Nursery for pupils aged 2 to 11.

Where is Beckbury Church of England Primary School and Nursery?

Beckbury Church of England Primary School and Nursery is at Beckbury, Shifnal, Shropshire, TF11 9DQ.

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