Primary school

Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Shropshire
  • SY1 2SP
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2015

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,486 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 77%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 94%94%2016/17: top 38%2017/18: top 49%2018/19: top 20%20% · 2018/192022/23: top 59%2023/24: top 30%2024/25: top 77%No exams

Against West Midlands

Expected standard, RWM53% · West Midlands 65%2/10 Well below West Midlands
Higher standard, RWM3% · West Midlands 7%3/10 Below
Reading score107 · West Midlands 1057/10 Above
Maths score102 · West Midlands 1052/10 Well below West Midlands
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 27% · 15 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 68% · 19 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 67% · 18 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 79% · 29 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 58% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 70% · 20 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 53% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 65%79%27%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 15 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 16% · 19 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 17% · 18 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 21% · 29 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 6% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 15% · 20 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 3% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 7%21%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 15 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 105 · 19 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 103 · 18 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 105 · 29 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 104 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 108 · 20 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 107 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 105108103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 15 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 106 · 19 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 106 · 18 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 107 · 29 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 105 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 106 · 20 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 102 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 105107102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
18 of 18 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1818
2nd60
3rd80

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2019

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2014Inadequateas predecessor
  5. 2015Goodas predecessor
  6. 2019Remains Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026194
Free school meals (past 6 years)16.5%
First language not English39.5%
SEN support22.4%
EHC plan2.9%
Absence (sessions missed)5.0%
Persistently absent pupils13.3%

Girls 44.9%Boys 55.1%

92.4% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.5
Pupils per adult11.0
  • Classroom teachers 6.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 9.1
  • Other support 3.2

Teachers 8.6 FTE · Whole workforce 20.9 · 27 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,448
Spend per pupil£6,204
Staff spend per pupil£5,046
Reserve per pupil£1,041
  • +£214,000revenue reserve
  • +£50,000in-year balance

Grants £6,287 · self-generated £165 · premises £180 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (15 academies) · trust reserve £4,369,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it