Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Shropshire
Unique reference
150400
Address
New Park Road, Castlefields, SY1 2SP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
205 (87% of total capacity)
Boys
55.1%
Girls
44.9%
First language not English
39.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
16.6%
Persistent absence
15.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
22.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 41%
African 21%
Indian 11.7%
Other White 11.2%
Other Asian 7.3%
Mixed 4.5%
Irish Traveller 2%
Caribbean 1%
Other Black 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
18
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
16
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
16
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher23.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher24.6
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
2
1
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
8
1
7
Reception, Full-time
20
12
8
Year 1
27
14
13
Year 2
24
15
9
Year 3
33
17
16
Year 4
32
14
18
Year 5
29
20
9
Year 6
29
18
11
Year 2024-2025

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