Academy converter · Shropshire

Burford CofE Primary School

5–11Ages
141Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
144201URN

Forresters Road, Burford, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8AT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.4 below Shropshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Shropshire

26 applications for 16 places · 53rd of 73 in Shropshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Shropshire 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 16 June 2026Published 19 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

16 June 2026
Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
8 June 2022
Graded inspection: 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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Shropshire median (2.0) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

26 applications · 16 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Shropshire median median 2.1
2025 1.5; Shropshire median median 1.9
2024 1.4; Shropshire median median 2.0
2023 1.8; Shropshire median median 2.0
2022 1.8; Shropshire median median 1.9
2021 1.3; Shropshire median median 1.6
2020 1.4; Shropshire median median 1.6
2019 1.2; Shropshire median median 1.7
2018 1.5; Shropshire median median 1.7
2017 1.4; Shropshire median median 1.7
2016 2.0; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Shropshire median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Shropshire median

Dashed bars: as Burford CofE Primary School (URN 123464), the previous school.

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	16	26	1.6	16	1.00
Sep 2025	16	24	1.5	16	1.00
Sep 2024	15	21	1.4	15	1.00
Sep 2023	20	35	1.8	21	1.05
Sep 2022	18	32	1.8	17	0.94
Sep 2021	16	21	1.3	16	1.00
Sep 2020	19	26	1.4	17	0.89
Sep 2019	21	26	1.2	20	0.95
Sep 2018	17	26	1.5	17	1.00
Sep 2017	17	23	1.4	16	0.94
Sep 2016 *	20	40	2.0	25	1.25
Sep 2015 *	20	34	1.7	24	1.20
Sep 2014 *	20	30	1.5	22	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 71% · Maths 65% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%60th of 95 in Shropshire

Shropshire 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Shropshire 75% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Shropshire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Shropshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Shropshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Shropshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard18%

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	53%	12%	103	102
2023/24	52%	4%	105	102
2022/23	52%	4%	105	102

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

Burford CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Tenbury CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Worcestershire

Good2024

1.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Clee Hill Community Academy
6.3 km · Shropshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Bishop Hooper Church of England Primary School
7.7 km · Shropshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Lindridge St Lawrence CE Primary School
7.7 km · Worcestershire

Good2022

1.9applications per place 17%met the SATs standard
Bitterley CofE Primary School (Aided)
9.3 km · Shropshire

Good2023

2.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Ludlow Primary School
9.9 km · Shropshire

Good2024

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Laurence CofE Primary School
10.0 km · Shropshire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Cleobury Mortimer Primary School
10.2 km · Shropshire

Good2023

1.2applications per place 35%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144201 · 893/3018
Trust: Diocese of Hereford Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 145 pupils · 141 on roll
Free school meals: 19.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2017
Replaced: Burford CofE Primary School (URN 123464)
Address: Forresters Road, Burford, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8AT
Local authority: Shropshire

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