Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Shrewsbury · SY3 8EH · Shropshire
Ages 2–11
- FSM19.8%
2.1 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 130931
Trinity CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Shrewsbury · SY5 9LG
Ages 5–11 · 157 pupils · Shropshire
Ofsted
School remains Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
72%
Overall absence
4.4%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-01-15
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)72%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 107.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 105.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence4.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.0%
Unauthorised0.5%
- Authorised absence
- 4.0%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 138
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)
- 23
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 17
- 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 fill98%
157 pupils · 161 places
- Pupils on roll
- 157
- Boys / girls
- 77 / 80
- School capacity
- 161
- Capacity fill
- 157 / 161 (98%)
- Free school meals
- 14%
- FSM pupils
- 22
- 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 Hereford
- Governance
- Voluntary controlled school
- Headteacher
- Mr Jack Pittaway
Location
- Address
- Butt Lane, Ford
- Postcode
- SY5 9LG
- Town
- Shrewsbury
- County
- Shropshire
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- District
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- 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 5–11, in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, 157 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 14%. 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.
Oxon CofE Primary School
Ofsted: School remains OutstandingVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Shrewsbury · SY3 5BJ · Shropshire
Ages 5–11
- KS278%
- Absence4.9%
- FSM6.4%
- Demand0.97
2.6 miles away
St Thomas and St Anne CofE Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Shrewsbury · SY5 8JN · Shropshire
Ages 3–11
- KS245%
- Absence4.6%
- FSM15.0%
- Demand0.85
2.7 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Jack Pittaway
- Telephone
- 01743850227