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Oxon CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Shrewsbury · SY3 5BJ

Ages 5–11 · 425 pupils · Shropshire

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Ofsted

School remains Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

78%

Overall absence

4.9%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Outstanding

Inspection date

2023-07-12

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)78%
Higher standard (RWM)25%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
110.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.2%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
374

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

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

56

Places offered

58

1st-preference offers

56

Total preferences (any rank)
144
Preferred offers (top 3)
58
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 (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill101%

425 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
425
Boys / girls
225 / 200
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
425 / 420 (101%)
Free school meals
6.4%
FSM pupils
27
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
Mr Mark Rogers

Location

Address
Racecourse Lane, Bicton Heath
Postcode
SY3 5BJ
Town
Shrewsbury
County
Shropshire
Local authority
Shropshire
District
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury
Urban/rural
Urban: 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 5–11, in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, 425 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 6.4%. 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 SY3
13
Primary in SY3
8
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 SY3

  • Bowbrook Primary School

    Free schools · Primary

    Shrewsbury · SY5 8PY · Shropshire

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM10.9%
    • Demand1.15

    0.8 miles away

  • Woodfield Infant School & Nursery

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Shrewsbury · SY3 8LU · Shropshire

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM6.2%
    • Demand0.99

    1.2 miles away

  • St George's Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Shrewsbury · SY3 8LU · Shropshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM11.6%

    1.3 miles away

  • Radbrook Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Shrewsbury · SY3 6DZ · Shropshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM7.6%
    • Demand0.91

    1.5 miles away

  • Greenfields Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Shrewsbury · SY1 2AH · Shropshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS246%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM18.4%
    • Demand0.97

    2.3 miles away

  • Coleham Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Shrewsbury · SY3 7EN · Shropshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM8.4%
    • Demand1.23

    2.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Mark Rogers
Telephone
01743351948
Website
http://www.oxon.shropshire.sch.uk/

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