Lower Heath CofE Primary School

Primary · Shropshire · SY13 2BT · URN 146897

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-09-19Cohort 105Church of England

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 15

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 104 schools in Shropshire

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
53%
Shropshire 56.7%England 61%
3.7 percentage points below the area average of 56.7
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
7%
Shropshire 5.8%England 8%
1.2 percentage points above the area average of 5.8
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
105
Shropshire 104.48England 105
0.5 above the area average of 104.5
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
102
Shropshire 103.14England 105
1.1 below the area average of 103.1
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
104
Shropshire 103.71England 105
In line with the area average of 103.7
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
13%
Shropshire 23.7%England 32%
10.6 percentage points below the area average of 23.7
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
80%
Shropshire 72.7%
7.3 percentage points above the area average of 72.7
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
73%
Shropshire 69.8%
3.2 percentage points above the area average of 69.8
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
73%
Shropshire 69.6%
3.4 percentage points above the area average of 69.6
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
15
Shropshire 25
10.2 below the area average of 25.2
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Shropshire	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	53% Shropshire 56.7%England 61%	3.7 percentage points below the area average of 56.7	8 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	7% Shropshire 5.8%England 8%	1.2 percentage points above the area average of 5.8	1 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	105 Shropshire 104.48England 105	0.5 above the area average of 104.5	In line with the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	102 Shropshire 103.14England 105	1.1 below the area average of 103.1	3 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	104 Shropshire 103.71England 105	In line with the area average of 103.7	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	13% Shropshire 23.7%England 32%	10.6 percentage points below the area average of 23.7	19 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	80% Shropshire 72.7%	7.3 percentage points above the area average of 72.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	73% Shropshire 69.8%	3.2 percentage points above the area average of 69.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	73% Shropshire 69.6%	3.4 percentage points above the area average of 69.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	15 Shropshire 25	10.2 below the area average of 25.2	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Shropshire · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 24.8 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 1.9% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 9.5% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 12.4% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 9.3pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 13% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 7% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 19.4pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 53% of pupils

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Lower Heath CofE Primary School Good at its inspection on 19/09/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Lower Heath CofE Primary School is a primary school in Shropshire, postcode SY13 2BT (URN 146897).
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