St Mary's CofE Primary School
About St Mary's CofE Primary School
St Mary's CofE Primary School in Shropshire holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in February 2025, with inspectors awarding Good across every category including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision. The school's most telling academic metric is its Key Stage 2 reading result: every single pupil reached the expected standard, and 42 per cent achieved the higher standard. That reading performance sits well above the Shropshire local authority average of 59 per cent for expected standards in reading, writing and maths combined. Overall, 67 per cent of pupils met the expected standard across all three subjects, placing the school 30th out of 88 primary schools in the county and in the top half nationally. Maths scores were more modest, with an average scaled score of 103 and only 8 per cent reaching the higher threshold, while writing saw a similar 8 per cent at the higher level.
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The full report on this school
What 14 parents told Ofsted, the inspection in plain English, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
11 Feb 2025From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.
Source: Ofsted, 18 Mar 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
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