St Thomas and St Anne CofE Primary School

About St Thomas and St Anne CofE Primary School

St Thomas and St Anne CofE Primary School is a Church of England state primary in Shropshire, serving 90 pupils from age 3 to 11. In the local authority’s primary school rankings, it sits at 71st out of 88 schools, placing it in the bottom half of the county. For context, the top-performing peers in Shropshire include Stottesdon CofE Primary School, St Lucia's CofE Primary School & Nursery, and Minsterley Primary School, all of which score significantly higher on the same ranking metric. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Oxon CofE Primary School, about 4.1 kilometres away. St Thomas and St Anne itself holds a Good rating from its most recent graded inspection in 2012, and an ungraded inspection in March 2023 confirmed the school remains Good. That’s a notable improvement from its previous inspection in 2010, when it was judged to require improvement overall, with leadership and management and early years provision both requiring improvement at that time.

Academically, the school’s Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show that 45% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared to the Shropshire average of 59%. In reading, 64% reached the expected standard and 18% achieved a higher standard; in writing, 55% met expectations and 9% reached the higher level; in maths, 55% met expectations and 9% achieved a higher standard. Average scaled scores were 102 in reading and 98 in maths. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom 50% of primary schools by this combined measure, sitting at 11,697th out of 13,686 schools. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it’s unclear how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The school does not have a sixth form, as is standard for a primary, and it offers nursery provision for younger children.

The school is oversubscribed for Reception entry in 2025/26: it received 28 applications for 9 places, with 8 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.11 applicants per place. Facilities include a gymnasium, sensory room, music rooms, library, outdoor playground, playing fields, sports hall and a chapel. Sports on offer include gymnastics, swimming, cross country, cricket and dance, while clubs range from drama and choir to chess, film club and science club. The school’s SEND provisions cover specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties or disabilities. This is a small, church-affiliated village school that has improved its Ofsted rating from Requires Improvement to Good, but whose academic outcomes currently sit below the local authority average. It may suit families who prioritise a close-knit, faith-based setting with strong SEND support and a broad range of activities, and who are comfortable with the school’s below-average KS2 results.

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