Primary school

Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Shropshire
  • SY13 3JL
Ofsted report card · inspected May 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,882 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 93%

Top % in England, by year
2018/19: top 75%75%2022/23: top 77%2023/24: top 87%2024/25: top 93%No exams

Against West Midlands

Expected standard, RWM40% · West Midlands 65%Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · West Midlands 7%Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score101 · West Midlands 105Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score98 · West Midlands 105Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22Withheld 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: withheld (5 pupils)2016/17: withheld (5 pupils)2017/18: withheld (3 pupils)2018/19: 57% · 7 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 50% · 6 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 44% · 9 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 40% · 20 pupils · West Midlands 65%57%40%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: withheld (5 pupils)2016/17: withheld (5 pupils)2017/18: withheld (3 pupils)2018/19: 0% · 7 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 0% · 6 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 0% · 9 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 0% · 20 pupils · West Midlands 7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: withheld (5 pupils)2016/17: withheld (5 pupils)2017/18: withheld (3 pupils)2018/19: 104 · 7 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 110 · 6 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 100 · 9 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 101 · 20 pupils · West Midlands 105110100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: withheld (5 pupils)2016/17: withheld (5 pupils)2017/18: withheld (3 pupils)2018/19: 104 · 7 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 104 · 6 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 96 · 9 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 98 · 20 pupils · West Midlands 10510496No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in89.5%
17 of 19 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 89.5%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1917
2nd290
3rd110

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2009–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementExpected
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Early yearsExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2012Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2016Inadequateas predecessor
  5. 2022Good
  6. 2026Lowest Needs attention

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026123
Free school meals (past 6 years)23.3%
First language not English2.5%
SEN support16.4%
EHC plan3.3%
Absence (sessions missed)6.6%
Persistently absent pupils15.1%

Girls 47.5%Boys 52.5%

117.1% full · 105 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.0
Pupils per adult7.6
  • Classroom teachers 5.2
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 7.9
  • Other support 2.2

Teachers 7.2 FTE · Whole workforce 17.3 · 22 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,459
Spend per pupil£7,253
Staff spend per pupil£6,000
Reserve per pupil£34
  • +£4,000revenue reserve
  • +£24,000in-year balance

Grants £7,159 · self-generated £258 · premises £309 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: MARCHES ACADEMY TRUST (14 academies) · trust reserve £5,330,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it