Trefonen CofE Primary School
School Lane, Trefonen, Oswestry, SY10 9DY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Catherine Dunleavy
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lichfield
- Constituency
- North Shropshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 157
- Pupils on roll
- 120
- URN
- 123507
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01691652960
About this school
Trefonen CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Oswestry. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 120 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Trefonen CofE 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 March 2025, 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 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 50% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 81% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 69% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 81% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Trefonen CofE 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 | 56% | 55.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 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 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 149 |
| 2023/24 | 127 |
| 2024/25 | 126 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Trefonen CofE Primary School compares
Trefonen CofE Primary School ranked 70th 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 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 3.8% | 7.1% | 120 | — |
| Morda CofE Primary School | 67% | 5.7% | 16.4% | 126 | 1.7 miles |
| Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 130 | 2.2 miles |
| Woodside Primary School | 56% | 5.6% | 21.1% | 558 | 2.9 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery | 66% | 6.5% | 40.3% | 316 | 2.9 miles |
| Bryn Offa CofE Primary School | 59% | 4.8% | 14% | 115 | 3.1 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)
- 7.14%
- English as an additional language
- 0.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.83%
- Persistent absence
- 6.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Morda CofE Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Oswestry
-
Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy2.2 miles
Primary · Oswestry
-
Woodside Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Oswestry
-
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery2.9 miles
Primary · Oswestry
-
Bryn Offa CofE Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Oswestry
Other schools in Oswestry
Trefonen CofE Primary School ranks 7th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Oswestry.
- Bryn Offa CofE Primary School Primary
- Gobowen Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
- Kinnerley Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Morda CofE Primary School Primary
- Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Selattyn CofE Primary School Primary
- The Meadows Primary School Primary
- West Felton Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Weston Rhyn Primary School Primary
- Whittington CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Woodside Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Trefonen CofE Primary School teach?
- Trefonen CofE Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Oswestry.
- Who is the headteacher of Trefonen CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Trefonen CofE Primary School is Miss Catherine Dunleavy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Trefonen CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Trefonen CofE 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 Trefonen CofE Primary School?
- Trefonen CofE Primary School has 120 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Trefonen CofE Primary School full?
- Trefonen CofE Primary School has capacity for 157 pupils and 120 on roll (76%), 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 Trefonen CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Trefonen CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Lichfield.
- Does Trefonen CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Trefonen CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Trefonen CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% 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 Trefonen CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Shropshire?
- Trefonen CofE Primary School ranked 70th 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 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Trefonen CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Trefonen CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Trefonen CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Trefonen CofE 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.