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Radbrook Primary School

Shropshire, SY3 6DZPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
May 2025
KS2 Results
60%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
33 1st-choice / 43 places
Ranking
#7,966
of 13,686 nationally

About Radbrook Primary School

Radbrook Primary School in Shropshire is a mixed state primary for ages 3 to 11, and it’s a school that local families clearly want to get into. With 328 pupils on roll against a capacity of 330, it’s running almost full, and the demand is striking: for 43 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, there were 141 applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3. 28. All 33 first-preference applicants were offered places, but that still leaves a lot of families disappointed. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 9. 3%, which is below the national average for primary schools, suggesting the intake skews towards more advantaged households. The school has no religious character and is led by headteacher Emma Thelwell.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressCalverton Way, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 6DZ
HeadteacherEmma Thelwell
Local AuthorityShropshire
Number of Pupils328
Free School Meals (FSM)9.3%
School Capacity328 / 330 (99% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

8 May 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (8 May 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 14 Nov 2013. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionLearning Difficulty

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:15

Breakfast club

08:00-08:45

After-school care

15:15-18:00

Source: radbrook.shropshire.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Radbrook 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.