Voluntary controlled school · Shropshire

St Giles CofE Primary School

5–11Ages
306Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
123503URN

Portland Crescent, 4, Shrewsbury, SY2 5NJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.9 above Shropshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Shropshire

96 applications for 33 places · 10th of 73 in Shropshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

42%met the expected standard

Shropshire 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Shropshire median (2.0) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

96 applications · 33 places offered · 30 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.9; Shropshire median median 2.1
2025 2.8; Shropshire median median 1.9
2024 2.3; Shropshire median median 2.0
2023 2.5; Shropshire median median 2.0
2022 2.5; Shropshire median median 1.9
2021 2.0; Shropshire median median 1.6
2020 2.4; Shropshire median median 1.6
2019 3.1; Shropshire median median 1.7
2018 2.0; Shropshire median median 1.7
2017 2.6; Shropshire median median 1.7
2016 3.0; Shropshire median median 1.6
2015 2.6; Shropshire median median 1.6
2014 2.7; Shropshire median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Shropshire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Shropshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	33	96	2.9	30	0.91
Sep 2025	45	127	2.8	46	1.02
Sep 2024	38	89	2.3	33	0.87
Sep 2023	45	112	2.5	39	0.87
Sep 2022	35	87	2.5	24	0.69
Sep 2021	41	82	2.0	27	0.66
Sep 2020	45	106	2.4	44	0.98
Sep 2019	45	139	3.1	51	1.13
Sep 2018	44	89	2.0	47	1.07
Sep 2017	45	119	2.6	45	1.00
Sep 2016	45	134	3.0	64	1.42
Sep 2015	46	121	2.6	46	1.00
Sep 2014	46	123	2.7	52	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 47% · Maths 71% → all three 42% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard42%80th of 95 in Shropshire

Shropshire 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Shropshire 75% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Shropshire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard47%

Shropshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Shropshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Shropshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Shropshire 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Shropshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	42%	0%	105	102
2023/24	53%	7%	106	104
2022/23	67%	13%	108	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Giles CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.9applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Crowmoor Primary School
0.4 km · Shropshire

Special measures Inadequate2023

1.9applications per place
Belvidere Primary School
0.6 km · Shropshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Wilfred Owen Primary School
1.3 km · Shropshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Mereside Church of England Primary Academy
1.5 km · Shropshire

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery
1.7 km · Shropshire

Not yet inspected

2.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
The Martin Wilson School
1.7 km · Shropshire

Requires improvement2023

2.8applications per place
Coleham Primary School
1.8 km · Shropshire

Outstanding2024

3.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Greenfields Primary School
2.4 km · Shropshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 81%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123503 · 893/3104
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 306 on roll
Free school meals: 10.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Portland Crescent, 4, Shrewsbury, SY2 5NJ
Local authority: Shropshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources