Church Stretton School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Church Stretton · SY6 6EX · Shropshire
Ages 11–16
- Att851.2
- P80.4
- EM5+55%
- Absence8.5%
0.1 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 123468
St Lawrence CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Church Stretton · SY6 6EX
Ages 2–11 · 222 pupils · Shropshire
Ofsted
School remains Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
78%
Overall absence
5.9%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2024-07-07
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)15%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 106.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 106.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 105.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.4%
Unauthorised0.8%
- Authorised absence
- 5.1%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 2.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 196
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill93%
222 pupils · 238 places
- Pupils on roll
- 222
- Boys / girls
- 126 / 96
- School capacity
- 238
- Capacity fill
- 222 / 238 (93%)
- Free school meals
- 13.2%
- FSM pupils
- 28
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
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 Hereford
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary controlled school
- Headteacher
- Mr Alan Brannen
Location
- Address
- Shrewsbury Road
- Postcode
- SY6 6EX
- Town
- Church Stretton
- County
- Shropshire
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- District
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision
- Resourced places
- 3 on roll / 8 capacity
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 Church Stretton, Shropshire, 222 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, special school. Free school meals: 13.2%. SEN provision includes: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability…. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Hereford.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Alan Brannen
- Telephone
- 01694722682