St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)

Academy sponsor led · Primary school · Oswestry, Shropshire
SY10 7BD
Composite score
30.8

St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) at a glance

Located in Oswestry, Shropshire, St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) is an all-through school, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led. The school educates roughly 723 pupils aged 3 to 16. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 42% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. That is down 2.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 36.4, below the national average of 46. On our composite score, St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) ranks in the lower half of primary schools nationally for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 101 in reading and 100 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). At Key Stage 4, 26% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 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 further down the page.

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#13,256
National rank
#1415
In West Midlands
#98
In Shropshire
Top 90%
Nationally

Primary performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
42%
% achieving higher RWM
3%
Reading average scaled score
101.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
100.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Secondary performance (KS4 GCSE)

St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) is an all-through school covering ages 3–16, so it has two sets of results. The headline score above reflects its primary (KS2) results, ranked against other primaries; its GCSE (KS4) results — ranked separately against other secondaries — are shown here.

#2,903
National rank
#347
In West Midlands
#19
In Shropshire
Top 91%
Nationally
Attainment 8 score
36.4
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
26%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
46%
% EBacc grade 5+
14%
EBacc average points score
3.39

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

School profile

Pupils on roll 723 % FSM ever-6 23.4% % EAL 1.9% Age range 3–16 Gender Mixed

Location

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