Brockton CofE Primary School, Much Wenlock

Requires Improvement
Primary
Voluntary controlled school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 211

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Paul O'Malley (interim Executive Headteacher)
Pupils:51 / 90 capacity
LA:Shropshire
Phone:01746785671
Address:Brockton, Much Wenlock, TF13 6JR
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Requires Improvement

Overall

URN:123463
UKPRN:10080559
Diocese:Diocese of Hereford
Constituency:South Shropshire
Urban/Rural:Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Brockton is a caring school where your child will feel safe, secure and well-supported emotionally. The behaviour is excellent and pupils enjoy a broad, enriching curriculum with plenty of clubs, visits and outdoor learning opportunities. Your child will have chances to develop confidence and leadership skills through roles like school councillor.

Key Strengths

  • Strong safeguarding culture with all legal requirements met and pupils feeling safe
  • Excellent behaviour and pastoral support, creating a calm school environment
  • Broad range of enrichment activities including sports, music, arts, theatre visits and residential trips
  • Effective phonics teaching in early stages of reading
  • Good opportunities for pupils to take on leadership roles and develop responsibility

Areas for Improvement

  • Pupils' achievement in reading, writing and mathematics is below national averages and progress from starting points is inconsistent
  • Curriculum is not adapted consistently enough to meet individual pupil needs, particularly those with gaps in learning
  • Early years curriculum aspects are not taught regularly enough and vocabulary development training is not applied consistently
  • Identification of pupils' barriers to learning is not timely enough, delaying support
  • Leaders do not evaluate and monitor some aspects of curriculum closely enough

Safeguarding

Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture of safeguarding where concerns are actively identified, acted upon and managed, and pupils feel safe.

Extracurricular Activities

Art, cross-country running, multi-sports club, theatre productions, woodland outdoor lessons, school council, bronze ambassador roles, sports tournaments

Brockton CofE Primary School is a small, welcoming school at the heart of its local community where pupils feel safe and behave well. However, the school has significant weaknesses in curriculum consistency and pupil achievement, with outcomes below national averages in reading, writing and mathematics.

At a Glance

4.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+15ppMaths+6ppWriting+17pp

Reading has improved from 63% to 78%. Maths has improved from 50% to 56%. Writing has improved from 50% to 67%.

Class Sizes

18.7

Avg class size

29.0

KS2

3

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

57%

Available places

51 pupils

90 capacity

39 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Much Wenlock

Medium pressure
New homes approved:113
Projected new pupils:28

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Much Wenlock

Admissions Demand - Shropshire

Low demand0.78x oversubscription

Places available

3,420

Applications

2,667

Got 1st preference

95.6%

Got preferred school

99.6%

Primary admissions across Shropshire (2025/26)

Inspection History(108)

Date not published by Ofsted
Requires Improvement
Date not published by Ofsted
Requires Improvement
Date not published by Ofsted
Requires Improvement

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.89301%

Overall absence

15.78947%

Persistent absence

38

Enrolments

Authorised4.36719%
Unauthorised0.52582%
Persistent (10%+)15.78947%
Severe (50%+)0%

Absence trend

3.60223%
18/19
2.64099%
20/21
7.52718%
21/22
5.27544%
22/23
5.81071%
23/24
4.89301%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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