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Sheriffhales Primary School and Preschool

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Shropshire

Sheriffhales, Shifnal, TF11 8RA

Website 01952385530

67

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 17/06/2025

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.7%

7.9% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

100

Capacity used

Over capacity

119%

84 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

10 of 10 families who put it first got an offer

10

Places offered

36

Total applications

3.6

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1010● 100%
2nd preference80● 0%
3rd preference180● 0%
Total361028%

1st preference success by year

90%
2020
63%
2021
100%
2022
89%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Shropshire lets families list 3 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Justine Keeling-Paglia
Address
Sheriffhales, Shifnal, TF11 8RA
Phone
01952385530
Local authority
Shropshire
Ward / constituency
Shifnal Rural · The Wrekin
Area
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
123396

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals11%——
English as additional language0%——
SEN support4%——
57% boys (57)43% girls (43)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

100 pupils · 84 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    17 June 2025

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 76 pupils

Attendance

95.7%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.3%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

7.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.3%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.2%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

4%
20/21
11%
21/22
14%
22/23
17%
23/24
8%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths67%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard62%
+0% vs England
Higher standard15%
+7% vs England

Reading

Expected standard77%
+2% vs England
Higher standard31%
-2% vs England
Average score105
-1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard69%
-3% vs England
Greater depth23%
+10% vs England

Maths

Expected standard92%
+18% vs England
Higher standard15%
-11% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard85%
+12% vs England
Higher standard8%
-22% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Science

Expected standard92%
+10% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

752019502023672024622025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)62%61%
Higher standard15%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Shropshire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.