Lower Heath CofE Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Whitchurch · SY13 2BT · Shropshire
Ages 2–11
- KS277%
- Absence3.9%
- FSM9.5%
- Demand0.75
1.2 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Standards maintainedURN 143323
Prees CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Whitchurch · SY13 2ER
Ages 2–11 · 194 pupils · Shropshire
Ofsted
Standards maintained
KS2 expected (RWM)
64%
Overall absence
6.9%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Standards maintained
Inspection date
2025-06-18
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)64%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 107.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence6.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.6%
Unauthorised1.4%
- Authorised absence
- 5.5%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 155
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
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
17
Places offered
17
1st-preference offers
17
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 40
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 17
- Applications from outside LA
- 1
- 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 fill99%
194 pupils · 196 places
- Pupils on roll
- 194
- Boys / girls
- 97 / 97
- School capacity
- 196
- Capacity fill
- 194 / 196 (99%)
- Free school meals
- 28.6%
- FSM pupils
- 52
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 2–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lichfield
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: FIELDS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- FIELDS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Nicola Brayford
Location
- Address
- Cross End, Prees
- Postcode
- SY13 2ER
- Town
- Whitchurch
- County
- Shropshire
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- District
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- North 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 academy converter (primary), Ages 2–11, in Whitchurch, Shropshire, 194 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 28.6%. 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.
Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Whitchurch · SY13 3JL · Shropshire
Ages 2–11
- KS244%
- Absence5.6%
- FSM21.3%
- Demand1.25
2.9 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss Nicola Brayford
- Telephone
- 01948840209