St George's Junior SchoolBowbrook Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St George's Junior School and Bowbrook Primary School are primary schools in Shrewsbury.

The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St George's Junior School (64.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25).

St George's Junior School versus Bowbrook Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	ShrewsburySt George's Junior School	ShrewsburyBowbrook Primary School	England average
Overview
Our score	C59/100	Not scored
Local ranking	34th of 106 in Shropshire	Not ranked
Inspection	Ofsted: Good
School type	Academy converter	Free schools
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	7-11	3-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	352	87
Capacity	360	236
Location	Shrewsbury, SY3 8LU	Shrewsbury, SY5 8PY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	68.0%	Not reported	62.0%
At higher standard	9.0%	Not reported	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	107.0	Not reported	106.0
Maths average scaled score	106.0	Not reported	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	352	87
Free school meals (ever 6)	13.1%	12.9%
English as an additional language	10.2%	6.9%
SEN support	11.1%	16.1%
SEN with an EHC plan	4.3%	9.2%
Attendance
Overall absence	4.0% Stronger figure	4.4%	6.2%
Persistent absence	9.4% Stronger figure	19.4%	15.8%

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.

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.