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EnglandWest MidlandsShropshireSY11 3LDGobowen Primary School
Primary

Gobowen Primary School

Primary

Shropshire · Oswestry · SY11 3LD www.gobowenschool.co.uk

Pupils
216
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
92%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
216
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
92%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
216
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/07/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityShropshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Gobowen Primary School · Primary · Shropshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
92%
+17pp
92%71%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 92%
RWM higher standard
4%
-4pp
8%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
96%
Reading higher standard
42%
Writing expected standard
92%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
96%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
92%
SPAG higher standard
35%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
216
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
10%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
School Lane, Gobowen, Oswestry, SY11 3LD
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
2024/2592%4%96%42%92%8%96%23%92%92%108.0106.0108.010%216
2023/2475%8%83%21%83%13%83%21%88%83%106.0104.0106.010%214
2022/2371%4%89%32%79%4%86%21%93%93%107.0106.0107.0+3.00-0.10+2.4010%213
2018/1967%8%75%17%83%13%75%17%100%67%103.0105.0103.0-1.70-0.40+0.6012%189
2017/1850%0%75%18%57%0%75%18%93%68%104.0104.0102.0+0.60-4.90+0.2011%172
2016/1767%11%81%26%81%11%81%11%96%74%104.0104.0104.0-1.10-1.30-0.6010%172

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
2024/2521619.110%2%22%6%13%
2023/2421419.010%5%23%5%11%
2022/2321317.310%3%28%6%17%
2021/2219419.413%4%25%8%27%
2020/2119321.913%5%24%
2018/1918921.012%5%25%5%12%
2017/1817221.011%6%28%4%8%
2016/1717221.510%6%26%4%7%

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