Norbury Primary School and Nursery
Norbury, Bishops Castle, SY9 5EA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Morris
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Shropshire Hills Federation
- Constituency
- South Shropshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 56
- Pupils on roll
- 70
- URN
- 123385
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01588650207
About this school
Norbury Primary School and Nursery is a foundation primary school in Bishops Castle. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 70 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 7 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 71% | 89% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 14% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 86% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 71% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 71% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 111.0 | 112.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 106.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.40 | - | - |
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 Norbury Primary School and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Shropshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 82% | 55.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 89% | 56.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67 |
| 2023/24 | 65 |
| 2024/25 | 76 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Norbury Primary School and Nursery compares
Norbury Primary School and Nursery ranked 3rd of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 89% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 70 | — |
| Stiperstones CofE Primary School | — | 3.6% | 21.1% | 25 | 0.0 miles |
| Bishops Castle Primary School | 50% | 7% | 24.3% | 128 | 3.8 miles |
| Lydbury North Church of England Primary School | 14% | 4.1% | 37.9% | 37 | 4.1 miles |
| St Lawrence CofE Primary School | 59% | 5.1% | 16.8% | 222 | 5.4 miles |
| Wistanstow CofE Primary School | 30% | 6.9% | 5.8% | 51 | 5.6 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)
- 3.7%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.56%
- Persistent absence
- 7.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stiperstones CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Bishops Castle
-
Bishops Castle Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Bishops Castle
- 4.1 miles
-
St Lawrence CofE Primary School5.4 miles
Primary · Church Stretton
-
Wistanstow CofE Primary School5.6 miles
Primary · Craven Arms
Other schools in Bishops Castle
- Bishops Castle Primary School Primary
- Stiperstones CofE Primary School Primary
- The Community College, Bishop's Castle Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Norbury Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Norbury Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Bishops Castle.
- Who is the headteacher of Norbury Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Norbury Primary School and Nursery is Mrs Claire Morris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Norbury Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Norbury Primary School and Nursery, 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 Norbury Primary School and Nursery?
- Norbury Primary School and Nursery has 70 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Norbury Primary School and Nursery full?
- Norbury Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 56 pupils and 70 on roll (125%), 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 Norbury Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Norbury Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Norbury Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Norbury Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Norbury Primary School and Nursery?
- Norbury Primary School and Nursery is part of the Shropshire Hills Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Norbury Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 82% in 2022/23 and 89% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Norbury Primary School and Nursery rank locally?
- Norbury Primary School and Nursery ranked 3rd of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Norbury Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Norbury Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Norbury Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Norbury Primary School and Nursery'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.