Longden CofE Primary SchoolOakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Shrewsbury.

Summary of the comparison

Longden CofE Primary School and Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School are primary schools in Shrewsbury.

  • Longden CofE Primary School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Longden CofE Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Longden CofE Primary School was judged the expected standard and Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 64.0% for Longden CofE Primary School and 51.0% for Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Longden CofE Primary School (72.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School (57.0% in 2022-23, 51.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Longden CofE Primary School versus Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ShrewsburyLongden CofE Primary SchoolShrewsburyOakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB73/100Stronger figureD49/100
Local ranking11th of 106 in Shropshire Stronger figure69th of 106 in Shropshire
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll143 462
Capacity105 420
LocationShrewsbury, SY5 8EX Shrewsbury, SY3 0NU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard64.0% Stronger figure51.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 3.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census143 462
Free school meals (ever 6)5.6% 6.8%
English as an additional language1.4% 3.7%
SEN support11.2% 6.5%
SEN with an EHC plan0.7% 1.9%
Attendance
Overall absence5.2% 3.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence12.2% 6.2% 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.

Longden CofE Primary School

Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School

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