Ofsted: Good

Newcastle CofE Primary School

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

personMiss Anna Cook

location_onCraven Arms, SY7 8QL

language Visit Website phone 1588640260

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Expected Standard

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Age Range

5-11

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Newcastle CofE Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Craven Arms, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Newcastle CofE Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Craven Arms, Shropshire, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 18 pupils on roll, of whom 28% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

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

LA 56%

Reading-% LA 74%

Writing-% LA 69%

Maths-% LA 70%

Read SS

Maths SS

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Progress (0 = national avg)

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Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 56%England 61%

Reading-% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing-% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths-% LA 68% · Eng 73%

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Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

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Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 56%England 60%

Reading-% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths-% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

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

LA 61%

Reading-% LA 76%

Writing-% LA 76%

Maths-% LA 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.0

Write

LA -0.7

Maths

LA -0.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 May 2023

Inspection Report

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09 January 2018

Inspection Report

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19 March 2014

Inspection Report

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02 February 2011

Inspection Report

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20 September 2007

Inspection Report

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23 September 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-01-09

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-03-19

S8 No Formal Designation Visit Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-02-02

None EIF

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 18 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)	18	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	15	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	17	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	18	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	18	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	21	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	22	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	22	1	4.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	26	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	25	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	26	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	27	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	27	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	26	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	23	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	23	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	23	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	22	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	23	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	25	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	22	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	21	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	21	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	25	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	26	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	23	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 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Newcastle 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

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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