Academy converter · Shropshire

St Marys CofE Primary School

2–11Ages
226Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
147568URN

Poynton Road, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, SY4 4JR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2016

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Dec 2024

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

44 applications for 27 places · 53rd of 73 in Shropshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Shropshire 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2016

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Dec 2024

Inspection history

18 December 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
18 October 2016
Graded inspection: Good · as St Mary's Church of England Primary School, URN 123524

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)

44 applications · 27 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Shropshire median median 2.1
2025 1.4; Shropshire median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Shropshire median median 2.0
2023 1.4; Shropshire median median 2.0
2022 1.2; Shropshire median median 1.9
2021 1.5; Shropshire median median 1.6
2020 1.3; Shropshire median median 1.6
2019 1.2; Shropshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 1.3; Shropshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Shropshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2016 1.2; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.1; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2014 1.0; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Shropshire median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Shropshire median

Dashed bars: as St Mary's Church of England Primary School (URN 123524), Shawbury Primary School (URN 123388), 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	27	44	1.6	28	1.04
Sep 2025	28	40	1.4	26	0.93
Sep 2024	24	42	1.8	24	1.00
Sep 2023	25	36	1.4	22	0.88
Sep 2022	32	39	1.2	30	0.94
Sep 2021	37	54	1.5	36	0.97
Sep 2020	40	50	1.3	38	0.95
Sep 2019 *	30	35	1.2	28	0.93
Sep 2018 *	33	44	1.3	31	0.94
Sep 2017 *	23	29	1.3	22	0.96
Sep 2016 *	26	32	1.2	25	0.96
Sep 2015 *	21	23	1.1	18	0.86
Sep 2014 *	26	27	1.0	25	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 74% · Maths 76% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%27th of 95 in Shropshire

Shropshire 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Shropshire 75% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Shropshire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Shropshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Shropshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Shropshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Shropshire 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	68%	0%	105	104
2023/24	67%	4%	106	106
2022/23	66%	6%	105	103

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 Marys CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

1.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Hadnall Church of England Primary School
3.8 km · Shropshire

Standards maintained2025

3.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
High Ercall Primary School
5.1 km · Telford and Wrekin

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Clive CofE Primary School
5.2 km · Shropshire

Standards maintained2024

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Harlescott Junior School
6.9 km · Shropshire

Good2023

53%met the SATs standard
Greenacres Primary School
7.3 km · Shropshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Sundorne Infant School and Nursery
7.5 km · Shropshire

Good2021

1.4applications per place
Crudgington Primary School
7.8 km · Telford and Wrekin

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
Grange Primary School
7.8 km · Shropshire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 19%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147568 · 893/3134
Trust: Empower Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 266 pupils · 226 on roll
Free school meals: 15.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2019
Replaced: St Mary's Church of England Primary School (URN 123524); Shawbury Primary School (URN 123388)
Address: Poynton Road, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, SY4 4JR
Local authority: Shropshire

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