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EnglandWest MidlandsShropshireSY9 5PABishops Castle Primary School
Primary

Bishops Castle Primary School

Primary

Shropshire · Bishops Castle · SY9 5PA www.bishopscastle-pri.shropshire.sch.uk/

Pupils
136
cap. 175
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
136
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
136
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityShropshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Bishops Castle Primary School · Primary · Shropshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard
50%
+32pp
65%42%18%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
RWM higher standard
4%
+4pp
5%3%0%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
63%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
46%
SPAG higher standard
8%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
100.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
136
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
24%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Oak Meadow, Bishops Castle, SY9 5PA
Local authority
Shropshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2550%4%67%25%71%4%63%21%83%46%103.0103.0100.018%136
2023/2418%0%41%14%36%0%36%0%68%45%98.097.098.018%131
2022/2353%5%89%32%53%5%89%32%74%84%107.0106.0105.0+2.60-2.70+2.3018%130
2018/1965%5%70%20%75%10%85%20%75%75%102.0105.0105.0-3.80-2.80-1.4018%143

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2513621.918%4%24%7%18%
2023/2413121.118%5%26%5%11%
2022/2313026.018%3%23%6%15%
2021/2214124.327%3%23%6%20%
2020/2113322.924%2%23%
2018/1914323.118%3%19%5%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.