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EnglandWest MidlandsShropshireSY13 2BTLower Heath CofE Primary School
Primary

Lower Heath CofE Primary School

Primary

Shropshire · Whitchurch · SY13 2BT http://www.lowerheath.co.uk

Pupils
108
cap. 115
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
108
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
108
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityShropshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Lower Heath CofE Primary School · Primary · Shropshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
53%
-24pp
86%70%53%
'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
RWM higher standard
7%
-1pp
29%18%7%
'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
13%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
27%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
13%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
108
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Lower Heath, Prees, Whitchurch, SY13 2BT
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
2024/2553%7%80%13%73%27%73%13%93%73%105.0102.0104.015%108
2023/2477%8%85%46%85%31%85%23%85%77%108.0105.0106.017%98
2022/2386%29%86%43%86%29%86%29%100%71%109.0106.0105.0+0.50-0.60-2.8014%106

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
2024/2510815.515%2%17%4%6%
2023/249817.517%1%18%4%7%
2022/2310614%0%20%6%17%
2021/2211519.714%0%20%5%13%
2020/2111018.016%0%16%

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