Chirbury CofE VC Primary School & Busy Bees Nursery

Voluntary controlled school·Primary school Montgomery, Shropshire·SY15 6BN
Composite score
14.3
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National rank
#1555
In West Midlands
#112
In Shropshire
Top 99%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
22%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
100.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
6 first choices, 6 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
7
any preference, for 6 places
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Chirbury CofE VC Primary School & Busy Bees Nursery first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
2–11
Pupils on roll
109
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
2.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
0.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
6.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.2%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
12.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
15.7
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,741
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Chirbury CofE VC Primary School & Busy Bees Nursery

Chirbury CofE VC Primary School & Busy Bees Nursery is a primary school in Montgomery, Shropshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. Around 109 pupils aged 2 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 22% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 14.0 percentage points compared with the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 102 in reading and 100 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Chirbury CofE VC Primary School & Busy Bees Nursery their first choice was offered one of its 6 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.2%. There are about 15.7 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 2% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. 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.

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