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Bomere Heath CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Shrewsbury · SY4 3PQ

Ages 5–11 · 128 pupils · Shropshire

KS2 expected (RWM)

25%

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)25%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
97.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.4%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.7%
Enrolments in measure
117

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

12

Places offered

12

1st-preference offers

12

Total preferences (any rank)
23
Preferred offers (top 3)
12
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill91%

128 pupils · 140 places

Pupils on roll
128
Boys / girls
66 / 62
School capacity
140
Capacity fill
128 / 140 (91%)
Free school meals
19.5%
FSM pupils
25
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Lichfield
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Julie Ball

Location

Address
The Crescent, Bomere Heath
Postcode
SY4 3PQ
Town
Shrewsbury
County
Shropshire
Local authority
Shropshire
District
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, 128 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 19.5%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Lichfield.

Open schools in Shrewsbury
69
Primary schools in Shrewsbury
44
Academies among open schools in Shrewsbury
54% (37)
Open schools in SY4
22
Primary in SY4
12
Open schools in Shropshire LA
187
Primary in Shropshire LA
127

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in ShrewsburyNear SY4

  • Greenacres Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Shrewsbury · SY1 3QG · Shropshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS233%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM48.5%
    • Demand0.92

    2.7 miles away

  • Myddle CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Shrewsbury · SY4 3RP · Shropshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM8.5%
    • Demand1.00

    2.8 miles away

  • Grange Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Shrewsbury · SY1 3QR · Shropshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS233%
    • Absence7.6%
    • FSM45.5%
    • Demand1.00

    2.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Julie Ball

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