Chirbury CofE VC Primary School & Busy Bees NurseryLong Mountain CofE Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Chirbury CofE VC Primary School & Busy Bees Nursery and Long Mountain CofE Primary School are primary schools.

  • Chirbury CofE VC Primary School & Busy Bees Nursery scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Long Mountain CofE Primary School scores 36 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Chirbury CofE VC Primary School & Busy Bees Nursery is ahead on our composite score.

  • Chirbury CofE VC Primary School & Busy Bees Nursery was judged Good and Long Mountain CofE Primary School was judged Requires improvement.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 22.0% for Chirbury CofE VC Primary School & Busy Bees Nursery and 65.0% for Long Mountain CofE Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Chirbury CofE VC Primary School & Busy Bees Nursery (50.0% in 2022-23, 22.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Long Mountain CofE Primary School (23.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Chirbury CofE VC Primary School & Busy Bees Nursery versus Long Mountain CofE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MontgomeryChirbury CofE VC Primary School & Busy Bees NurseryShrewsburyLong Mountain CofE Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD51/100Stronger figureF36/100
Local ranking93rd of 106 in Shropshire 89th of 106 in Shropshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll104 131
Capacity84 120
LocationMontgomery, SY15 6BN Shrewsbury, SY5 9HT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard22.0% 65.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 6.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 103.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census109 134
Free school meals (ever 6)2.4% 17.0%
English as an additional language0.9% 3.0%
SEN support6.4% 24.6%
SEN with an EHC plan0.9% 2.2%
Attendance
Overall absence4.7% Stronger figure5.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence12.5% 9.9% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Chirbury CofE VC Primary School & Busy Bees Nursery

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