Stokesay Primary School
Market Street, Craven Arms, SY7 9NW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TRUSTED SCHOOLS ALLIANCE
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul O'Malley
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- TrustEd Schools' Partnership
- Constituency
- South Shropshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 150
- URN
- 141340
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01588672275
About this school
Stokesay Primary School is a primary academy in Craven Arms. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 150 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Stokesay 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 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
- Exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong 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 | 20 | 15 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 80% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 13% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 93% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 87% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 67% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +7.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +5.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +7.70 | - | - |
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 Stokesay 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 | 75% | 55.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 56.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 157 |
| 2023/24 | 168 |
| 2024/25 | 167 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stokesay Primary School compares
Stokesay Primary School ranked 9th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 5.8% | 25.7% | 150 | — |
| Wistanstow CofE Primary School | 30% | 6.9% | 5.8% | 51 | 1.9 miles |
| Onny CofE (A) Primary School | 36% | 7.5% | 15.2% | 87 | 2.5 miles |
| Clunbury CofE Primary School | 67% | 4.5% | 9.4% | 55 | 4.1 miles |
| Corvedale CofE Primary School | 50% | 4.4% | 12.7% | 83 | 4.9 miles |
| Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School | 50% | 4.6% | 27.9% | 75 | 5.5 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 report14 April 2026
- 19 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.68%
- English as an additional language
- 24.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.75%
- Persistent absence
- 14.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wistanstow CofE Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Craven Arms
-
Onny CofE (A) Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Craven Arms
-
Clunbury CofE Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Craven Arms
-
Corvedale CofE Primary School4.9 miles
Primary · Craven Arms
-
Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School5.5 miles
Primary · Craven Arms
Other schools in Craven Arms
Stokesay Primary School ranks 1st of the 7 ranked primary schools in Craven Arms.
- Clunbury CofE Primary School Primary
- 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
- Wistanstow CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Stokesay Primary School teach?
- Stokesay Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Craven Arms.
- Who is the headteacher of Stokesay Primary School?
- The headteacher of Stokesay Primary School is Mr Paul O'Malley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Stokesay Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stokesay 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 Stokesay Primary School?
- Stokesay Primary School has 150 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Stokesay Primary School full?
- Stokesay Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 150 on roll (71%), 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 Stokesay Primary School a faith school?
- No. Stokesay Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stokesay Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Stokesay Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Stokesay Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Stokesay Primary School is part of TRUSTED SCHOOLS ALLIANCE. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Stokesay Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stokesay Primary School compare with other schools in Shropshire?
- Stokesay Primary School ranked 9th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stokesay Primary School's absence rate?
- Stokesay Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stokesay Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stokesay 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 15 July 2026.