Stoke-on-Tern Primary School
Rosehill Road, Stoke Heath, Market Drayton, TF9 2LF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jen Brotherhood
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- The Wrekin
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 118
- URN
- 123399
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01630638332
About this school
Stoke-on-Tern Primary School is a community primary school in Market Drayton. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 118 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Stoke-on-Tern Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 18 | 15 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 67% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 39% | 73% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 67% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 39% | 87% | 38% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.30 | - | - |
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 Stoke-on-Tern 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 | Shropshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33% | 55.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 56.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 133 |
| 2023/24 | 118 |
| 2024/25 | 117 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stoke-on-Tern Primary School compares
Stoke-on-Tern Primary School ranked 69th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire 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 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 4.9% | 17% | 118 | — |
| Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery | 58% | 6.8% | 19.7% | 76 | 2.2 miles |
| Hodnet Primary School | 69% | 3.9% | 8.9% | 193 | 2.4 miles |
| Hinstock Primary School | 40% | 4.1% | 13.9% | 124 | 2.6 miles |
| Market Drayton Junior School | 51% | 4.3% | 32.6% | 333 | 3.5 miles |
| Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School | — | 4.9% | 26.4% | 346 | 3.7 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)
- 17%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.89%
- Persistent absence
- 13.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery2.2 miles
Primary · Market Drayton
-
Hodnet Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Market Drayton
-
Hinstock Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Market Drayton
-
Market Drayton Junior School3.5 miles
Primary · Market Drayton
-
Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School3.7 miles
Primary · Market Drayton
Other schools in Market Drayton
Stoke-on-Tern Primary School ranks 8th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Market Drayton.
- Adderley CofE Primary School Primary
- Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery 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
Common questions
- What ages does Stoke-on-Tern Primary School teach?
- Stoke-on-Tern Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Market Drayton.
- Who is the headteacher of Stoke-on-Tern Primary School?
- The headteacher of Stoke-on-Tern Primary School is Mrs Jen Brotherhood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Stoke-on-Tern Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stoke-on-Tern 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 many pupils are at Stoke-on-Tern Primary School?
- Stoke-on-Tern Primary School has 118 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Stoke-on-Tern Primary School full?
- Stoke-on-Tern Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 118 on roll (84%), 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 Stoke-on-Tern Primary School a faith school?
- No. Stoke-on-Tern Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stoke-on-Tern Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Stoke-on-Tern Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Stoke-on-Tern Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% 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 Stoke-on-Tern Primary School compare with other schools in Shropshire?
- Stoke-on-Tern Primary School ranked 69th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire 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 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stoke-on-Tern Primary School's absence rate?
- Stoke-on-Tern Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stoke-on-Tern Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stoke-on-Tern 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.