Gobowen Primary School

Gobowen Primary School at a glance

Located in Oswestry, Shropshire, Gobowen Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 216 pupils aged 3 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 92% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 17.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 19% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Gobowen Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 29 families who put it first were offered a place. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 5.51 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 5.4%. There are about 17.5 pupils per teacher. Gobowen Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.