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Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery

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

personMrs Rowena Kaminski

corporate_fareMARCHES ACADEMY TRUST

location_onWhitchurch, SY13 3JL

language Visit Website phone 1948880347

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

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Expected Standard

40%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Whitchurch, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 92% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery is an academy sponsor led in Whitchurch, Shropshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of MARCHES ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 122 pupils on roll, of whom 23% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 40% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #82 of 95 primaries in Shropshire and #13,410 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. 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.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.8 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

40%

LA 56%

Reading55% LA 74%

Writing45% LA 69%

Maths40% LA 70%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading44% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing44% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths44% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading67% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing50% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths67% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.5

Write

LA -0.1

Maths

LA -0.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading100% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA -0.2

-3.9 to 5.2

-3.9

Write

LA -0.5

-8.1 to 0.4

-0.3

Maths

LA -1.0

-4.3 to 3.7

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

26 April 2022

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-04-26

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-01-28

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2014-02-25

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.8%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.8%(1 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 122 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	122	1	0.8%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	117	1	0.9%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	120	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	115	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	107	1	0.9%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	95	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	95	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	90	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	91	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	80	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	78	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	80	1	1.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	72	2	2.8%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	66	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	69	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	69	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	63	2	3.2%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	64	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	57	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	45	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	42	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	36	0	0.0%	0.4%

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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery

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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