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Crowmoor Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Shrewsbury, SY2 5JJ

Inadequate

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Crowmoor Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 24 Jan 2023

Ofsted rating
Inadequate
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Early years
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy sponsor led
Ages4 to 11
Pupils173
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr Ryan Horton
TrustSHINE ACADEMIES
Local authorityShropshire
Opened01 May 2025
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 150206.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils173
Girls92
Boys81
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.46.2%
First language not English5.2%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.210
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.17.6%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.43
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.5
Average class size24.7

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
84.4%
White and Black African
2.9%
Other mixed
2.3%
Other White
1.7%
Indian
1.7%
Other Asian
1.7%
African
1.7%
White and Black Caribbean
1.2%
White and Asian
1.2%
Gypsy/Roma
0.6%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher20.4
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.14.9
Teachers (FTE)8.5
Teaching assistants (FTE)3.12
Support staff (FTE)11.69

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.26
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.49
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.26
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.26
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolShropshireEngland
Overall absence5.3%, similar to England, worse than Shropshire4.8%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.15.7%, worse than England, worse than Shropshire11.7%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.1.8%, worse than England, worse than Shropshire0.9%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Crowmoor Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.2 miPrimarySt Giles CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
0.3 miSecondaryBelvidere SchoolAcademy converter
Requires improvement
0.4 miPrimaryBelvidere Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miNot applicablePrestfelde SchoolOther independent school
Unrated
0.6 miPrimaryWilfred Owen Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miPrimaryShrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miPrimaryThe Martin Wilson SchoolAcademy converter
Requires improvement
1.0 miPrimaryColeham Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
1.1 miPrimaryMereside Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.2 miNot applicableSt Winefride's RC Independent SchoolOther independent school
Unrated

Frequently asked questions about Crowmoor Primary School

What is Crowmoor Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Crowmoor Primary School is rated Inadequate by Ofsted, last inspected on 24 Jan 2023.

How hard is it to get into Crowmoor Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Crowmoor Primary School made 26 offers from 49 applications (1.9 per offer), and 26 of 26 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Crowmoor Primary School?

Crowmoor Primary School has 173 pupils aged 4 to 11.

What is the capacity of Crowmoor Primary School?

Crowmoor Primary School had 210 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Crowmoor Primary School?

At Crowmoor Primary School, the average class had 24.7 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 20.4 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Crowmoor Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Crowmoor Primary School missed 5.3% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 15.7% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.