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Beckbury CofE Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Claire Gaskin

location_onShifnal, TF11 9DQ

language Visit Website phone 1952750287

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

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Expected Standard

67%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Beckbury CofE Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Shifnal, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 40% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Beckbury CofE Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Shifnal, Shropshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 57 pupils on roll, of whom 8% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #40 of 113 primaries in Shropshire and #8,713 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 12.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 23.3%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 56%

Reading100% LA 74%

Writing78% LA 69%

Maths78% LA 70%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading86% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing86% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths86% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

17%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading50% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing50% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths33% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.5

Write

LA -0.1

Maths

LA -0.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 65%England 65%

Reading-% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths-% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.2

Write

LA -0.5

Maths

LA -1.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

25%

LA 61%

Reading88% LA 76%

Writing88% LA 76%

Maths38% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA 0.0

-4.5 to 3.9

1.3

Write

LA -0.7

-2.7 to 5.3

-4.9

Maths

LA -0.8

-8.7 to -1.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 January 2025

Inspection Report

09 April 2019

Inspection Report

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07 June 2018

Inspection Report

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19 September 2013

Inspection Report

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25 January 2012

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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09 July 2007

Inspection Report

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26 November 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-04-09

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2018-06-07

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-09-19

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 57 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	57	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	55	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	53	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	52	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	52	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	55	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	53	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	53	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	61	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	60	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	57	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	56	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	52	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	53	1	1.9%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	53	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	53	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	51	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	49	1	2.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	54	1	1.9%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	53	1	1.9%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	67	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	76	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	78	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	72	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	70	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	70	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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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 4 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Beckbury CofE Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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