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EnglandWest MidlandsShropshireSY7 8QLNewcastle CofE Primary School
Primary

Newcastle CofE Primary School

Primary

Shropshire · Craven Arms · SY7 8QL bhf.shropshire.sch.uk

Pupils
18
cap. 56
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
18
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
28%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
18
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
28%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/05/2023

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

Overview of Newcastle CofE Primary School · Primary · Shropshire

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
18
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
33%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
28%

Contact

Address
Newcastle, Craven Arms, SY7 8QL
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
2024/25SuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressed33%18
2023/24SuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressed28%18
2022/23SuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressed18%22
2018/19SuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressed39%23
2017/18SuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressed29%21
2016/17SuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressed12%26

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
2024/25188.233%6%28%8%28%
2023/24189.028%0%6%7%15%
2022/232211.018%0%0%4%19%
2021/222512.524%0%0%4%
2020/212713.530%4%0%
2018/19237.739%9%0%3%
2017/182110.529%0%5%4%
2016/17268.412%0%8%2%0%

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