Clunbury CofE Primary School, Craven Arms
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Clunbury provides a warm, caring community where every child is valued and encouraged to succeed. Staff have strong relationships with families and maintain high expectations for behaviour and attendance, creating a calm environment where pupils thrive. The school offers excellent opportunities beyond the classroom through clubs, visits and community roles, helping children develop confidence and a love of learning.
Key Strengths
- Excellent behaviour and attendance - pupils understand the importance of school and respond well to high expectations
- Strong early years provision where children develop language skills, phonics knowledge and independence effectively
- Inclusive culture where all pupils, including those with additional needs or disadvantages, are warmly welcomed and well-supported
- Open, collaborative leadership that values staff and prioritises pupil wellbeing
- Extensive enrichment activities including science club, multi-sports, kit car club and educational visits
Areas for Improvement
- Limited opportunities for extended writing across subjects, which restricts pupils' ability to develop higher-level writing skills
- Some gaps in teaching handwriting and addressing writing errors, though leaders are taking action to improve this
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Science club, multi-sports club, kit car club, educational visits to science museums, historical landmarks and theatres, worship leader roles, playground leader roles, school counsellor roles
Clunbury CofE Primary School is a welcoming community school where children make strong progress and thrive in a calm, purposeful environment. Leaders and staff are ambitious for every child to succeed, with particular strength in early years provision and inclusive practice.
At a Glance
13.7%
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 67% to 100%. Maths has improved from 67% to 100%. Writing has declined from 78% to 67%.
Class Sizes
19.3
Avg class size
3
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
61%
Available places
55 pupils
90 capacity
35 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Craven Arms
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Craven Arms
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(12)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.53575%
Overall absence
6.97674%
Persistent absence
43
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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