Ofsted
Good
Inspected 2015
Expected Standard
53%
Demand Ratio
1.0x
Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery is a Academy converter primary school in Shrewsbury, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 76% of primary schools nationally.
Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery is an academy converter in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 205 pupils on roll, of whom 16% are eligible for free school meals.
In 2025, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #58 of 95 primaries in Shropshire and #10,960 of 14,143 nationally.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. 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 22.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.
R/W/M Expected Standard
53%
Read SS
107
Maths SS
102
GPS SS
104
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
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Maths
Inspection Report
Inspection Report
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