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EnglandWest MidlandsShropshireSY5 0TFPontesbury CofE Primary School
Primary

Pontesbury CofE Primary School

Primary

Shropshire · Shrewsbury · SY5 0TF http://www.pontesburyprimary.org.uk

Pupils
207
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
207
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
207
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityShropshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio26.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Pontesbury CofE Primary School · Primary · Shropshire

Finance£5986 spend / pupil£6205 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
63%
+12pp
73%62%51%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
7%
-4pp
16%12%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
43%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
87%
LA AVG 69.53%
SPAG higher standard
27%
LA AVG 24.32%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.11
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 103.55
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
207
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
0%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Bogey Lane, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0TF
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
2024/2563%7%87%43%77%10%80%27%93%87%107.0104.0106.012%207
2023/2451%11%63%20%69%17%74%17%83%74%104.0103.0105.016%214
2022/2363%13%75%34%75%19%75%34%78%84%105.0105.0107.0-0.40+0.70+0.5018%215
2018/1970%16%81%43%92%30%78%22%97%89%107.0105.0110.0+0.00+0.70-1.6013%223
2017/1873%14%86%32%81%16%84%16%97%86%106.0104.0106.0+1.20-0.10-0.107%228
2016/1781%10%81%35%81%19%84%29%84%87%107.0106.0107.0+0.70-0.70+1.5011%233

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
2024/2520724.412%0%13%5%12%
2023/2421426.816%0%14%5%7%
2022/2321518.918%0%13%5%11%
2021/2221226.515%0%9%5%13%
2020/2121022.817%0%13%
2018/1922327.213%0%11%4%5%
2017/1822822.47%1%12%4%4%
2016/1723323.311%1%12%3%3%

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