Shobdon Primary School
Shobdon, Leominster, HR6 9LX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Mary Freeman
- Federation
- Luston and Shobdon Community Primary Schools
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 74
- URN
- 116734
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01568708386
About this school
Shobdon Primary School is a community primary school in Leominster. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 74 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 11 | 13 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 46% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 8% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 69% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 62% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 69% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Shobdon Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Herefordshire, County of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 62.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 89 |
| 2023/24 | 90 |
| 2024/25 | 82 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shobdon Primary School compares
Shobdon Primary School ranked 58th of 72 primary schools in Herefordshire, County of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 5.5% | 20.7% | 74 | — |
| Pembridge CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 80 | 2.4 miles |
| Kingsland CofE School | 76% | 2.8% | 4% | 155 | 3.0 miles |
| St Mary's Primary School, Dilwyn | 100% | 3.4% | 15.3% | 76 | 4.5 miles |
| Wigmore Primary School | 87% | 4.1% | 22.9% | 169 | 4.6 miles |
| Luston Primary School | 73% | 6.1% | 38.3% | 94 | 5.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.73%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.47%
- Persistent absence
- 10.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pembridge CofE Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Leominster
-
Kingsland CofE School3.0 miles
Primary · Leominster
-
St Mary's Primary School, Dilwyn4.5 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
Wigmore Primary School4.6 miles
Primary · Leominster
-
Luston Primary School5.4 miles
Primary · Leominster
Other schools in Leominster
Shobdon Primary School ranks 8th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Leominster.
- Ivington CofE Primary and Pre-School Primary
- Kimbolton St James CofE Primary School Primary
- Kingsland CofE School Primary
- Leominster Primary School Primary
- Luston Primary School Primary
- Pembridge CofE Primary School Primary
- Stoke Prior Primary School Primary
- Wigmore Primary School Primary
- Earl Mortimer College Secondary
- Wigmore School Secondary
- Westfield School Special schools
- Lucton School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Shobdon Primary School teach?
- Shobdon Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Leominster.
- Who is the headteacher of Shobdon Primary School?
- The headteacher of Shobdon Primary School is Mrs Mary Freeman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Shobdon Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shobdon Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Shobdon Primary School?
- Shobdon Primary School has 74 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Shobdon Primary School full?
- Shobdon Primary School has capacity for 70 pupils and 74 on roll (106%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Shobdon Primary School a faith school?
- No. Shobdon Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Shobdon Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Shobdon Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Shobdon Primary School?
- Shobdon Primary School is part of the Luston and Shobdon Community Primary Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Shobdon Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Shobdon Primary School rank locally?
- Shobdon Primary School ranked 58th of 72 primary schools in Herefordshire, County of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shobdon Primary School's absence rate?
- Shobdon Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shobdon Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shobdon Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.