Newtown CofE Primary School | Primary in Shrewsbury, Shropshire | Ofsted & DfE

25%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

25%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

25%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 16/10/2013

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityShropshire

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio15.1:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of Newtown CofE Primary School · Primary · Shropshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

25%

-32pp

80%53%25%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 25%

RWM higher standard

0pp

23%12%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

58%

Reading higher standard

17%

Writing expected standard

50%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

33%

Maths higher standard

17%

Science expected standard

50%

SPAG expected standard

50%

SPAG higher standard

Reading scaled score

101.0

Maths scaled score

99.0

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

Pupil : teacher ratio

15.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

SEN

23%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

13%

Contact

Address

Newtown, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5NU

Local authority

Shropshire

Website

www.newtowncofeprimary.co.uk

Telephone

01939233353

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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	25%	0%	58%	17%	50%	0%	33%	17%	50%	50%	101.0	99.0	100.0	—	—	—	23%	90
2023/24	57%	0%	78%	30%	65%	4%	61%	17%	91%	65%	106.0	103.0	105.0	—	—	—	19%	108
2022/23	71%	0%	71%	29%	86%	0%	86%	14%	93%	79%	104.0	104.0	103.0	-0.40	+0.50	-0.20	17%	121
2018/19	73%	23%	77%	32%	91%	32%	91%	55%	95%	91%	105.0	109.0	108.0	+0.50	+2.70	+4.60	9%	153
2017/18	80%	15%	95%	35%	80%	15%	95%	15%	95%	85%	106.0	105.0	105.0	+0.90	-0.70	+0.70	9%	161
2016/17	83%	39%	83%	56%	89%	39%	94%	67%	100%	94%	108.0	111.0	110.0	+1.20	+1.70	+4.20	11%	151

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	90	13.7	23%	0%	4%	5%	13%
2023/24	108	16.3	19%	1%	11%	5%	12%
2022/23	121	18.3	17%	1%	8%	5%	12%
2021/22	134	21.1	16%	0%	9%	6%	15%
2020/21	136	20.2	8%	0%	10%	—	—
2018/19	153	24.6	9%	0%	8%	4%	4%
2017/18	161	22.1	9%	1%	12%	4%	6%
2016/17	151	22.2	11%	2%	11%	4%	9%