Bowbrook Primary School
Free schools · Primary
Shrewsbury · SY5 8PY · Shropshire
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
0.8 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 123502
Oxon CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Shrewsbury · SY3 5BJ
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 5–11
Pupils
425
Local authority
Shropshire
Age range
Ages 5–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
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.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Ages 3–7
Status: Open
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St George's Junior School
Academy converter · Primary
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Ages 7–11
Status: Open
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Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery
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Shrewsbury · SY3 8EH · Shropshire
Ages 2–11
Status: Open
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Radbrook Primary School
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Ages 3–11
Status: Open
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Meole Brace Church of England Primary School and Nursery
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Shrewsbury · SY3 9HG · Shropshire
Ages 3–11
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Greenfields Primary School
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Ages 2–11
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Coleham Primary School
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Ages 5–11
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Overview
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 123502
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
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- 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 characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lichfield
- Governance
- Voluntary controlled school
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Rogers
- Telephone
- 01743351948