Pontesbury CofE Primary School

State-Funded School

pontesbury-cofe-primary-school-shropshire-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

ShropshireLocal Authority

ShrewsburyConstituency

SY5 0TFPostcode

3.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Pontesbury CofE Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Shropshire, West Midlands.

It currently serves 211 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 51%
Higher standard: 11%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

<1%

Mixed

Pupils

211

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

14%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 211
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
16 Mar 2025	Outstanding	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
7 Nov 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.