Clunbury CofE Primary School, Craven Arms

Ofsted's report card from its 10 February 2026 inspection grades Clunbury CofE Primary School on 7 areas: 3 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders maintain a strong focus on securing high attendance and ensuring pupils feel a genuine sense of belonging."

Early years - Strong standard. "Children make a strong start in the early years."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Inclusion is at the heart of the school's work."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils typically achieve well as they move through the school."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The school has developed a thoughtfully sequenced curriculum that reflects its context and the needs of its pupils."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "School leaders and those responsible for governance form a cohesive team."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school's personal, social and health education curriculum, relationships and sex education and health education programmes set out the essential knowledge and skills pupils need from Reception to Year 6."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that pupils are given opportunities to apply their extended writing skills more broadly across the curriculum to enhance and deepen their learning"; "Leaders should continue to ensure that teaching supports pupils to build consistently on their early letter formation skills to help them secure fluent, accurate and legible handwriting".

In 2025, 100% of Year 6 pupils at Clunbury CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 100% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 72% in Shropshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 67% in reading and 67% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 2 families put Clunbury CofE Primary School as their first choice and 8 named it as one of their preferences, for 2 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Clunbury CofE Primary School are Lydbury North Church of England Primary School (3.7 miles, 43% reading, 57% maths); Stokesay Primary School (4.1 miles, Good, 83% reading, 83% maths); St Mary's CofE Primary School (4.3 miles, Good, 83% reading, 83% maths); and Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School (4.4 miles, Good, 58% reading, 75% maths).

Clunbury CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

18 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Clunbury CofE Primary School (as of April 2026): 100% would recommend the school and 100% say their child is happy there.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (100%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (94%).

14.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 13 pupils (23.6%) received SEN support and 0 (0%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Clunbury CofE Primary School had 4 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Broome Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Crossroads (opposite), 70 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 1 crime within a mile of the school, most often other crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Shropshire (10).

Clunbury CofE Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.