Clunbury CofE Primary School
Clunbury, Craven Arms, SY7 0HE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Acting Executive Headteacher
- Miss Anna Cook
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hereford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Blue Hills Federation
- Constituency
- South Shropshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 55
- URN
- 123541
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01588660207
About this school
Clunbury CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Craven Arms. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 55 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Clunbury 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 44% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 11% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 67% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 67% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 89% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 Clunbury 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 | 44% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 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 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67 |
| 2023/24 | 66 |
| 2024/25 | 60 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Clunbury CofE Primary School compares
Clunbury CofE Primary School ranked 35th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.5% | 9.4% | 55 | — |
| Lydbury North Church of England Primary School | 14% | 4.1% | 37.9% | 37 | 3.7 miles |
| Stokesay Primary School | 79% | 5.8% | 25.7% | 150 | 4.1 miles |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | 67% | 6.1% | 26.7% | 55 | 4.3 miles |
| Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School | 50% | 4.6% | 27.9% | 75 | 4.4 miles |
| St George's CofE Academy, Clun | 57% | 4.8% | 5.8% | 110 | 4.5 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report10 February 2026
- 21 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.43%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.54%
- Persistent absence
- 6.98%
Location
Nearby schools
- 3.7 miles
-
Stokesay Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Craven Arms
-
St Mary's CofE Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Bucknell
-
Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School4.4 miles
Primary · Craven Arms
-
St George's CofE Academy, Clun4.5 miles
Primary · Craven Arms
Other schools in Craven Arms
Clunbury CofE Primary School ranks 2nd of the 7 ranked primary schools in Craven Arms.
- Corvedale CofE Primary School Primary
- Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School Primary
- Newcastle CofE Primary School Primary
- Onny CofE (A) Primary School Primary
- St George's CofE Academy, Clun Primary
- Stokesay Primary School Primary
- Wistanstow CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Clunbury CofE Primary School teach?
- Clunbury CofE Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Craven Arms.
- Who is the acting executive headteacher of Clunbury CofE Primary School?
- The acting executive headteacher of Clunbury CofE Primary School is Miss Anna Cook, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Clunbury CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Clunbury 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 Clunbury CofE Primary School?
- Clunbury CofE Primary School has 55 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Clunbury CofE Primary School full?
- Clunbury CofE Primary School has capacity for 90 pupils and 55 on roll (61%), 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 Clunbury CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Clunbury CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Hereford.
- Does Clunbury CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Clunbury CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Clunbury CofE Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Clunbury CofE Primary School is part of the Blue Hills Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Clunbury 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 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Clunbury CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Shropshire?
- Clunbury CofE Primary School ranked 35th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Clunbury CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Clunbury CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Clunbury CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Clunbury 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.