St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Shrewsbury

In its own words: "We believe that there is something wonderful to find in all of God’s children and that everyone has the potential to sparkle. Our vision is to nurture and inspire our whole school community using love, respect and trust so that everyone can flourish using their unique and precious gifts and let their light shine to the world."

From the headteacher's welcome: "At St Andrew’s, we are committed to providing an outstanding education rooted in Christian values that allows every child to flourish and “let their light shine to the world.” Our dedicated team works tirelessly to create a nurturing environment where children feel safe, valued and inspired to achieve their full potential."

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as St Andrew's CofE Primary School (URN 123477), 75% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 33% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

For September 2026 entry, 15 families put St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery as their first choice and 32 named it as one of their preferences, for 15 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 St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery are St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School and Nursery (1.6 miles); Kinnerley Church of England Primary School and Nursery (2.8 miles); Baschurch CofE Primary School (3 miles, Good, 97% reading, 87% maths); and West Felton Church of England Primary School and Nursery (4.3 miles).

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery is one of 18 schools run by Marches Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 48% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

1.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 20 pupils (17.9%) received SEN support and 8 (7.1%) 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 autism.

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and moderate learning difficulties: 8 places, 6 pupils on roll.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Crescent (opposite), 230 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 6 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Shropshire (10).