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Bishops Castle Primary School

Shropshire, SY9 5PAPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Oct 2023
KS2 Results
18%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
13 1st-choice / 13 places
Ranking
#13,590
of 13,686 nationally

About Bishops Castle Primary School

Bishops Castle Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections, the latest of which took place in 2023. The school’s most telling academic metric is its Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard score, which sits at just 18%. This places the school well below the Shropshire local authority average of 59% and ranks it 87th out of 88 primary schools in the area, putting it in the bottom percentile nationally. The individual subject breakdown shows 41% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, 36% in maths, and 36% in writing. Higher standard attainment is minimal, with 14% achieving higher in reading and none in maths or writing. The average scaled scores of 98 in reading and 97 in maths are close to the national baseline of 100, suggesting that while most pupils are working at a level just below the expected threshold, the school is not yet consistently moving children into the higher bands.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressOak Meadow, Bishops Castle, Shropshire, SY9 5PA
HeadteacherRebecca Manning
Local AuthorityShropshire
Number of Pupils136
Free School Meals (FSM)24.3%
School Capacity136 / 175 (78% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

11 Oct 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 15 Nov 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Bishops Castle Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.