Tilstock CofE Primary and NurseryLower Heath CofE Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery and Lower Heath CofE Primary School are primary schools in Whitchurch.

  • Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Lower Heath CofE Primary School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Lower Heath CofE Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery was judged the expected standard and Lower Heath CofE Primary 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 40.0% for Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery and 53.0% for Lower Heath CofE Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery (50.0% in 2022-23, 40.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Lower Heath CofE Primary School (86.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery versus Lower Heath CofE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WhitchurchTilstock CofE Primary and NurseryWhitchurchLower Heath CofE Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100C56/100Stronger figure
Local ranking88th of 106 in Shropshire 50th of 106 in Shropshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll122 108
Capacity105 115
LocationWhitchurch, SY13 3JL Whitchurch, SY13 2BT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard40.0% 53.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score101.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score98.0 102.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census122 108
Free school meals (ever 6)23.3% 17.2%
English as an additional language2.5% 1.9%
SEN support16.4% 8.3%
SEN with an EHC plan3.3% 6.5%
Attendance
Overall absence6.6% 3.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence15.1% 6.0% 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.

Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery

Lower Heath CofE Primary School

Full profiles: Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery · Lower Heath CofE Primary School