Bishops Castle Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 11 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Shropshire
Unique reference
145672
Address
Oak Meadow, SY9 5PA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
131 (71% of total capacity)
Boys
51.1%
Girls
48.9%
First language not English
4.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
26%
Persistent absence
10.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 93.1%
Mixed 3.9%
Indian 1.5%
Other White 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage2.6
WritingAverage-2.7
MathsAverage2.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 53%
Local authority average 57%
England average 61%

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

School 5%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Bishops Castle Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
20
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
20
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
20
2nd preference
0
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 classes26.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
18
10
8
Year 1
18
8
10
Year 2
16
7
9
Year 3
17
6
11
Year 4
17
11
6
Year 5
24
15
9
Year 6
21
10
11
Year 2023-2024

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