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Sundorne Infant School and Nursery

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personMs Stephanie Peters

location_onShrewsbury, SY1 4QN

language Visit Website phone 1743462087

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

346

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Sundorne Infant School and Nursery is a Community school primary school in Shrewsbury, serving ages 3-7. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Sundorne Infant School and Nursery is a community school in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, admitting pupils aged 3-7. The school has approximately 346 pupils on roll.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 7.6%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 March 2024

Inspection Report

09 November 2021

Inspection Report

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01 November 2017

Inspection Report

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02 May 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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20 November 2008

Inspection Report

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15 November 2006

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15 November 2005

Inspection Report

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11 October 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-11-09

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-11-01

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-05-02

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.0%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.8%(3 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 383 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	383	4	1.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	360	6	1.7%	0.7%
2022/23 (Summer term)	364	7	1.9%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	346	1	0.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	325	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	367	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	353	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	334	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	370	2	0.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	363	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	336	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	379	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	379	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	370	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	391	8	2.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	370	5	1.4%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	347	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	385	2	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	371	4	1.1%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	352	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	393	1	0.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	376	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	346	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Sundorne Infant School and Nursery

School Summary

Academic Performance

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

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Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

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