Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery
Buntingsdale Park, Tern Hill, Market Drayton, TF9 2HB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Clare Elkes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- The Wrekin
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 76
- URN
- 123397
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01630638370
About this school
Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery is a community primary school in Market Drayton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 76 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 November 2024, where inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 25% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 63% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 44% | 50% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 50% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 99.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.00 | - | - |
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 Buntingsdale 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 | 44% | 55.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 25% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 56.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 84 |
| 2023/24 | 80 |
| 2024/25 | 77 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery compares
Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery ranked 53rd of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 6.8% | 19.7% | 76 | — |
| Market Drayton Junior School | 51% | 4.3% | 32.6% | 333 | 1.6 miles |
| Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School | — | 4.9% | 26.4% | 346 | 1.9 miles |
| Moreton Say CofE Primary School | 80% | 2.4% | 11.2% | 111 | 2.0 miles |
| Stoke-on-Tern Primary School | 50% | 4.9% | 17% | 118 | 2.2 miles |
| Longlands Primary School | 61% | 6.2% | 46.3% | 201 | 2.4 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)
- 19.74%
- English as an additional language
- 11.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.78%
- Persistent absence
- 20.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Market Drayton Junior School1.6 miles
Primary · Market Drayton
-
Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School1.9 miles
Primary · Market Drayton
-
Moreton Say CofE Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Market Drayton
-
Stoke-on-Tern Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Market Drayton
-
Longlands Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Market Drayton
Other schools in Market Drayton
Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery ranks 5th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Market Drayton.
- Adderley CofE Primary School Primary
- Cheswardine Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Hinstock Primary School Primary
- Hodnet Primary School Primary
- Hugo Meynell CofE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Longlands Primary School Primary
- Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School Primary
- Market Drayton Junior School Primary
- Moreton Say CofE Primary School Primary
- Norton-in-Hales CofE Primary School Primary
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- Stoke-on-Tern Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Market Drayton.
- Who is the headteacher of Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery is Mrs Clare Elkes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Buntingsdale 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 Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery?
- Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery has 76 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery full?
- Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 120 pupils and 76 on roll (63%), so it has space against 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 Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- How have Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery rank locally?
- Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery ranked 53rd of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Buntingsdale 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.