Pontesbury CofE Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Feb 11 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Unique reference
- 123493
- Address
- Bogey Lane, Pontesbury, Pontesbury CE Primary School, SY5 0TF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 207 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.8%
- Girls
- 51.2%
- First language not English
- 0%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13%
- Persistent absence
- 13.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.2%
White British 93.2%
Mixed 3.9%
Other White 2.4%
Unclassified 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.4
WritingAverage0.7
MathsAverage0.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 51%
Local authority average 57%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 11%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Pontesbury CofE Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 28
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 4
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 30 14 16 |
| Year 1 | 29 13 16 |
| Year 2 | 29 14 15 |
| Year 3 | 29 14 15 |
| Year 4 | 32 18 14 |
| Year 5 | 28 14 14 |
| Year 6 | 30 14 16 |