St Edward's CofE Primary School, Shrewsbury
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Edward's is a kind, caring school where children feel genuinely happy and safe. The school has strong values of love, trust and forgiveness that pupils understand and follow. There is excellent support for the youngest children in early years, and the school actively includes all pupils regardless of their needs, with particular attention to vulnerable learners.
Key Strengths
- Strong safeguarding culture with clear procedures that keep pupils safe
- Positive behaviour and attendance with well-established rules, routines and calm environment
- Effective early years provision with well-planned curriculum and good phonics teaching
- Inclusive practice that quickly identifies and supports vulnerable learners and disadvantaged pupils
- Enriched curriculum with trips, visits and varied extra-curricular activities
Areas for Improvement
- Reading attainment and progress not yet in line with national averages
- Writing curriculum needs further development and teaching requires improvement
- Some pupils have gaps in basic knowledge and skills that are not closing quickly enough
- Inconsistencies in how staff check pupils' understanding means some misconceptions are not addressed quickly
- Variable standard of pupil work across subjects and cohorts
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met with an open, positive culture where leaders and governors fulfil their responsibilities and concerns are actively identified and managed, keeping pupils safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports, art, music, chess club, crochet club, recorder, clarinet and violin lessons, choir, multi-sports club, football, cross-country running, museum visits, theatre visits, historic site visits, annual residential outdoor learning visit
St Edward's CofE Primary School is a small, caring school at the heart of its community where pupils feel safe, happy and settled. The school has recently appointed new leaders who are working to improve teaching and achievement, particularly in securing basic knowledge and skills.
At a Glance
25.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 86% to 100%. Maths has improved from 86% to 100%. Writing has improved from 86% to 100%.
Class Sizes
17.0
Avg class size
2
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
55%
Available places
31 pupils
56 capacity
25 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Shrewsbury
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Shrewsbury
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(103)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.46525%
Overall absence
19.35484%
Persistent absence
31
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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