St Mary's CofE Primary School

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 2 to 11

Ofsted judgements: Good

Chapel Lawn Road, Bucknell, SY7 0AAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

St Mary's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Bucknell for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 183 schools in Shropshire. It ranks 19th of 95 primary schools in Shropshire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 11 February 2025, report published 18 March 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Good
Early years provision: Good
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

6 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths67%

67%, 5 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths17%

17%, 9 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score109

109, 3 above the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score105

105, the same as the England average.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score109

109, 4 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

55 pupils on roll, with places for 56

Eligible for free school meals34.5%

34.5%, 8 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language1.8%

1.8%, 19.8 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support25.5%

25.5%, 10.7 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan0%

0%, 6 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near St Mary's CofE Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School	3 miles	Ofsted: Good	50% met the expected standard
Clunbury CofE Primary School	4 miles	Report card: Expected standard to strong standard	67% met the expected standard
Wigmore Primary School	5 miles	Ofsted: Good	87% met the expected standard
St George's CofE Academy, Clun	6 miles	Ofsted: Good	57% met the expected standard
Onny CofE (A) Primary School	7 miles	Ofsted: Good	36% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Voluntary aided school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 2 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery classes: Yes
Headteacher: Mrs Kathryn Jones
Phone: 01547530264
Website: bhf.shropshire.sch.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Chapel Lawn Road, Bucknell, SY7 0AA
Local authority: Shropshire
URN: 123537

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.