Brown Clee CofE Primary School
Station Road, Ditton Priors, Bridgnorth, WV16 6SS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Danny Harley
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hereford
- Constituency
- South Shropshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 101
- URN
- 123532
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01746712652
About this school
Brown Clee CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Bridgnorth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 101 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 16 | 22 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 41% | 18% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 77% | 55% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 45% | 27% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 55% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 100.0 | 97.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.10 | - | - |
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 Brown Clee 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 | 50% | 55.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 18% | 56.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 118 |
| 2023/24 | 117 |
| 2024/25 | 98 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brown Clee CofE Primary School compares
Brown Clee CofE Primary School ranked 95th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 18% | 4.1% | 12.2% | 101 | — |
| Brockton CofE Primary School | 33% | 4.9% | 0% | 51 | 3.6 miles |
| Morville CofE (Controlled) Primary School | 50% | 4.1% | 7.5% | 59 | 4.8 miles |
| Stottesdon CofE Primary School | 67% | 3.9% | 9.5% | 118 | 5.7 miles |
| Farlow CofE Primary School | 50% | 5% | 7.1% | 24 | 5.7 miles |
| Rushbury CofE Primary School | 67% | 4.4% | 20.4% | 64 | 6.2 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)
- 12.24%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 4.14%
- Persistent absence
- 4.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brockton CofE Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Much Wenlock
-
Morville CofE (Controlled) Primary School4.8 miles
Primary · Bridgnorth
-
Stottesdon CofE Primary School5.7 miles
Primary · Kidderminster
-
Farlow CofE Primary School5.7 miles
Primary · Kidderminster
-
Rushbury CofE Primary School6.2 miles
Primary · Church Stretton
Other schools in Bridgnorth
Brown Clee CofE Primary School ranks 6th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Bridgnorth.
- Alveley Primary School Primary
- Castlefields Primary School Primary
- Highley Community Primary School Primary
- Morville CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- St Leonard's CofE Primary School Primary
- St. Mary's Bluecoat Church of England Primary School Primary
- Worfield Endowed Church Of England Primary School Primary
- Bridgnorth Endowed School Secondary
- Oldbury Wells School Secondary
- Esland Shropshire School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Brown Clee CofE Primary School teach?
- Brown Clee CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bridgnorth.
- Who is the headteacher of Brown Clee CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Brown Clee CofE Primary School is Mr Danny Harley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brown Clee CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brown Clee 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 big is Brown Clee CofE Primary School?
- Brown Clee CofE Primary School has 101 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Brown Clee CofE Primary School full?
- Brown Clee CofE Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 101 on roll (72%), 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 Brown Clee CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Brown Clee CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Hereford.
- Does Brown Clee CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Brown Clee CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Brown Clee CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 18% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brown Clee CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Brown Clee CofE Primary School ranked 95th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brown Clee CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Brown Clee CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brown Clee CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brown Clee 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.