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OpenPrimaryOfsted: Needs attentionURN 123463

Brockton CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Much Wenlock · TF13 6JR

Ages 2–11 · 51 pupils · Shropshire

Ofsted

Needs attention

KS2 expected (RWM)

25%

Overall absence

5.8%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Needs attention

Inspection date

2026-03-24

  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • InclusionNeeds attention
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceNeeds attention

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

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
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
99.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.7%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
5.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
51

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill57%

51 pupils · 90 places

Pupils on roll
51
Boys / girls
25 / 26
School capacity
90
Capacity fill
51 / 90 (57%)
Free school meals
4.5%
FSM pupils
2
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 211

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Hereford
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Federation
The Edge Schools' Federation
Headteacher
Mr Paul O'Malley (interim Executive Headteacher)

Location

Address
Brockton
Postcode
TF13 6JR
Town
Much Wenlock
County
Shropshire
Local authority
Shropshire
District
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

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 2–11, in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, 51 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 4.5%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Hereford.

Open schools in Much Wenlock
3
Primary schools in Much Wenlock
2
Academies among open schools in Much Wenlock
67% (2)
Open schools in TF13
3
Primary in TF13
2
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.

  • Community school · Primary

    Nr Much Wenlock · SY6 7LH · Shropshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence8.2%
    • FSM14.6%

    2.6 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Paul O'Malley (interim Executive Headteacher)
Telephone
01746785671

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