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St Mary's CofE Primary School

Shropshire, SY7 0AAPrimaryAges 2–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Feb 2025
KS2 Results
67%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
1 1st-choice / 1 places
Ranking
#5,519
of 13,686 nationally

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.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressChapel Lawn Road, Bucknell, Shropshire, SY7 0AA
HeadteacherAnna Cook
Local AuthorityShropshire
Number of Pupils58
Free School Meals (FSM)26.7%
School Capacity58 / 56 (104% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

11 Feb 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

From 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.

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DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning Difficulty

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

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St Mary's CofE 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.