Stokesay Primary School
Ofsted: Strong standardAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Craven Arms · SY7 9NW · Shropshire
Ages 3–11
- KS275%
- Absence6.0%
- FSM27.0%
1.9 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 123517
Wistanstow CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Craven Arms · SY7 8DQ
Ages 4–11 · 51 pupils · Shropshire
Ofsted
Not judged
KS2 expected (RWM)
27%
Overall absence
5.9%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2024-10-08
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)27%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 102.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 99.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 98.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.9%
Unauthorised0.9%
- Authorised absence
- 5.0%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.7%
- Enrolments in measure
- 58
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill61%
51 pupils · 84 places
- Pupils on roll
- 51
- Boys / girls
- 20 / 31
- School capacity
- 84
- Capacity fill
- 51 / 84 (61%)
- Free school meals
- 7.8%
- FSM pupils
- 4
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
Age range
Ages 4–11
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
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary controlled school
- Federation
- The Edge Schools' Federation
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul O'Malley (interim Executive Headteacher)
Location
- Address
- Wistanstow
- Postcode
- SY7 8DQ
- Town
- Craven Arms
- County
- Shropshire
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- District
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Further from 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 4–11, in Craven Arms, Shropshire, 51 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 7.8%. 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 Paul O'Malley (interim Executive Headteacher)
- Telephone
- 01588673347