Minsterley Primary School
Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0BEOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Minsterley Primary School is a primary school in Shrewsbury for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 183 schools in Shropshire. It ranks 8th of 32 primary schools in Shrewsbury. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in July 2018.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 11 July 2018, report published 10 September 2018
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 12 March 2024
Minsterley Primary School is warm, welcoming and inclusive. It is a school where pupils achieve well because of the guidance and support that staff provide. There is always something going on to enrich pupils' experience, ranging from exciting visits to historic places, to the numerous sporting clubs in school. This is a small school with a big offer. The school expects pupils to be 'ready, respectful and safe', and pupils know this. They enjoy warm, secure relationships with friends and staff. They trust staff to help them if there is anything they are worried about. This results in there being a safe, happy and industrious atmosphere in which pupils learn and thrive. Staff and pupils share high expectations of how pupils should behave. Both in class and in the playground, high standards of conduct are a stand-out feature here. Pupils are polite, confident and have positive attitudes to education. They become skilled communicators, able to share their views while being respectful of the views of others. When pupils leave here, they are well prepared for their next school both in terms of their personal development and their curriculum knowledge.
What the school should improve
- In a small number of subjects, the school is not ensuring that pupils are being helped as well as they should to remember their learning over time. This means that pupils are not retaining the information they are taught to be able to build successfully on future learning. The school should extend the practice seen in stronger subjects so that pupils learn and remember, in all subjects, the knowledge they need to be successful.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
23 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
173 pupils on roll, with places for 161
Schools near Minsterley Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontesbury CofE Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 63% met the expected standard |
| Long Mountain CofE Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 65% met the expected standard |
| Longden CofE Primary School | 4 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 64% met the expected standard |
| St Thomas and St Anne CofE Primary School | 5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 54% met the expected standard |
| Trinity CofE Primary School | 6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 75% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Miss Katie Wilcox
- Phone
- 01743791398
- Address
- Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0BE
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- URN
- 123383
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.