Pontesbury CofE Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Oct 15 2014 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
214 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
48.1%
Girls
51.9%
First language not English
0%
Free school meals (FSM)
14.5%
Persistent absence
11.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 92.5%
Mixed 3.7%
Other White 3.3%
Unclassified 0.5%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.4
WritingAverage0.7
MathsAverage0.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 63%
Local authority average 57%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 13%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Pontesbury CofE Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
31
2nd preference
22
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes31
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher32
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
30
13
17
Year 1
28
13
15
Year 2
28
12
16
Year 3
32
18
14
Year 4
31
16
15
Year 5
30
14
16
Year 6
35
17
18
Year 2023-2024

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