Farlow CofE Primary School | Primary in Kidderminster, Shropshire | Ofsted & DfE

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/03/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityShropshire

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio12.0:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of Farlow CofE Primary School · Primary · Shropshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

50%

+17pp

57%39%20%

'17'18'23'24'25

'25 · 50%

RWM higher standard

0pp

0%0%0%

'17'18'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

63%

Reading higher standard

50%

Writing expected standard

88%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

63%

Maths higher standard

13%

Science expected standard

88%

SPAG expected standard

50%

SPAG higher standard

13%

Reading scaled score

106.0

Maths scaled score

103.0

GPS scaled score

102.0

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

Pupil : teacher ratio

12.0

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

SEN

14%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

12%

Contact

Address

Farlow, Cleobury Mortimer, Kidderminster, DY14 0RQ

Local authority

Shropshire

Website

www.farlow.shropshire.sch.uk/

Telephone

01746718661

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	50%	0%	63%	50%	88%	0%	63%	13%	88%	50%	106.0	103.0	102.0	—	—	—	14%	28
2023/24	33%	0%	50%	0%	83%	0%	33%	0%	100%	17%	102.0	96.0	98.0	—	—	—	19%	32
2022/23	20%	0%	50%	20%	50%	20%	20%	0%	100%	20%	101.0	96.0	98.0	-2.50	-0.80	-6.50	24%	41
2018/19	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	20%	44
2017/18	57%	0%	57%	14%	86%	0%	86%	14%	86%	57%	105.0	105.0	101.0	+2.60	+3.20	+3.50	20%	44
2016/17	50%	0%	63%	25%	88%	38%	50%	0%	100%	63%	103.0	100.0	103.0	-3.00	+1.80	-6.40	18%	50

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	28	14.0	14%	0%	7%	5%	12%
2023/24	32	16.0	19%	3%	19%	4%	6%
2022/23	41	20.5	24%	2%	7%	7%	24%
2021/22	36	18.0	28%	0%	6%	6%	17%
2020/21	40	20.0	15%	0%	5%	—	—
2018/19	44	20.0	20%	0%	0%	4%	—
2017/18	44	18.3	20%	0%	—	4%	7%
2016/17	50	25.0	18%	0%	0%	4%	—