Greenfields Primary School
Hemsworth Way, Ellesmere Road, Shrewsbury, SY1 2AH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SEVERN BRIDGES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Prior
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Severn Bridges Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 329
- Pupils on roll
- 342
- URN
- 144202
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01743236397
About this school
Greenfields Primary School is a primary academy in Shrewsbury. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 342 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 51 | 50 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 46% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 2% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 56% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 64% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 64% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 100.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 101.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Greenfields 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 | 65% | 55.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 56.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 383 |
| 2023/24 | 366 |
| 2024/25 | 369 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Greenfields Primary School compares
Greenfields Primary School ranked 7th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 4.9% | 20.3% | 342 | — |
| Mount Pleasant Primary | 55% | 5% | 22.2% | 346 | 0.5 miles |
| Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery | 53% | 5.1% | 16.5% | 194 | 0.5 miles |
| The Martin Wilson School | — | — | — | 164 | 0.5 miles |
| Wilfred Owen Primary School | 69% | 7.1% | 62.3% | 216 | 1.1 miles |
| Grange Primary School | 19% | 8.6% | 51.9% | 164 | 1.1 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.31%
- English as an additional language
- 16.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.86%
- Persistent absence
- 9.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mount Pleasant Primary0.5 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
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Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
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The Martin Wilson School0.5 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
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Wilfred Owen Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Grange Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
Other schools in Shrewsbury
Greenfields Primary School ranks 3rd of the 32 ranked primary 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 Greenfields Primary School teach?
- Greenfields Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Shrewsbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Greenfields Primary School?
- The headteacher of Greenfields Primary School is Mrs Lisa Prior, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Greenfields Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greenfields 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 Greenfields Primary School?
- Greenfields Primary School has 342 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Greenfields Primary School full?
- Greenfields Primary School has capacity for 329 pupils and 342 on roll (104%), so it is at or above 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 Greenfields Primary School a faith school?
- No. Greenfields Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Greenfields Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Greenfields Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Greenfields Primary School?
- Greenfields Primary School is part of SEVERN BRIDGES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Greenfields Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Greenfields Primary School rank locally?
- Greenfields Primary School ranked 7th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Greenfields Primary School's absence rate?
- Greenfields Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Greenfields Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greenfields 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 2 July 2026.