Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery
New Park Road, Castlefields, Shrewsbury, SY1 2SP
This school is closed (it closed in January 2024).
It was replaced by Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Acting Executive Headteacher
- Mr Graeme Hawes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury and Atcham
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 193
- URN
- 123554
- Local authority
- Shropshire
About this school
Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Shrewsbury. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 193 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - |
| Maths progress | +2.30 | - |
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 Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic 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 | 58% | 55.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 56.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 188 |
| 2023/24 | 193 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery compares
Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6% | 16.8% | 193 | — |
| Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery | 53% | 5.1% | 16.5% | 194 | 0.0 miles |
| The Martin Wilson School | — | — | — | 164 | 0.0 miles |
| Greenfields Primary School | 81% | 4.9% | 20.3% | 342 | 0.5 miles |
| Mount Pleasant Primary | 55% | 5% | 22.2% | 346 | 0.6 miles |
| Wilfred Owen Primary School | 69% | 7.1% | 62.3% | 216 | 0.6 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.8%
- English as an additional language
- 41.5%
- Overall absence
- 6%
- Persistent absence
- 15.4%
Location
Nearby schools
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Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery0.0 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
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The Martin Wilson School0.0 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
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Greenfields Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
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Mount Pleasant Primary0.6 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
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Wilfred Owen Primary School0.6 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 Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Shrewsbury.
- Has Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic 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 Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery?
- Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery had 193 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic 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 28 October 2024.