Brockton CofE Primary School, Much Wenlock
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
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 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
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
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Much Wenlock
Admissions Demand - Shropshire
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)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.89301%
Overall absence
15.78947%
Persistent absence
38
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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