Bicton CofE Primary School and Nursery
Bicton Lane, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EH
This school is closed (it closed in January 2025).
It was replaced by Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Ball
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lichfield
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 147
- Pupils on roll
- 118
- URN
- 123461
- Local authority
- Shropshire
About this school
Bicton CofE Primary School and Nursery was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Shrewsbury. It taught children aged 2 to 11 and had 118 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Bicton CofE Primary School and Nursery has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 25 | 22 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 50% | 22% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 9% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 77% | 44% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 64% | 44% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 64% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 Bicton CofE 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 | 52% | 55.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 22% | 56.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 151 |
| 2023/24 | 133 |
| 2024/25 | 118 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bicton CofE Primary School and Nursery compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 22% | 6.5% | 16.4% | 118 | — |
| Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery | — | 7% | — | 127 | 0.0 miles |
| Oxon CofE Primary School | 65% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 425 | 1.3 miles |
| Bowbrook Primary School | — | 4.4% | 12.9% | 118 | 2.0 miles |
| Trinity CofE Primary School | 75% | 4% | 14.7% | 157 | 2.2 miles |
| Woodfield Infant School & Nursery | — | 4.4% | 6.3% | 283 | 2.3 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)
- 16.35%
- English as an additional language
- 11%
- Overall absence
- 6.45%
- Persistent absence
- 13.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery0.0 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Oxon CofE Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Bowbrook Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Trinity CofE Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Woodfield Infant School & Nursery2.3 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
Other schools in Shrewsbury
- Baschurch CofE Primary School Primary
- Belvidere Primary School Primary
- Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Bomere Heath Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bowbrook Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primary
- Clive CofE Primary School Primary
- Coleham Primary School Primary
- Condover CofE Primary School Primary
- Crowmoor Primary School Primary
- Grange Primary School Primary
- Greenacres Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bicton CofE Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Bicton CofE Primary School and Nursery taught children aged 2 to 11. It was a primary school in Shrewsbury.
- Has Bicton CofE Primary School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bicton CofE Primary School and Nursery under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Bicton CofE Primary School and Nursery?
- Bicton CofE Primary School and Nursery had 118 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- How have Bicton CofE Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 22% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Bicton CofE Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bicton CofE 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 8 July 2025.