Wilfred Owen Primary School
The Monkmoor Campus, Woodcote Way, Shrewsbury, SY2 5SH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EMPOWER TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Matthews
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 216
- URN
- 145789
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01743282360
About this school
Wilfred Owen Primary School is a primary academy in Shrewsbury. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 216 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wilfred Owen 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 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 | 32 | 33 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 73% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 12% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 82% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 85% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 79% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 Wilfred Owen 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 | 63% | 55.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 56.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 237 |
| 2023/24 | 224 |
| 2024/25 | 216 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wilfred Owen Primary School compares
Wilfred Owen Primary School ranked 24th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 7.1% | 62.3% | 216 | — |
| Belvidere Primary School | 44% | 4.1% | 13.6% | 263 | 0.5 miles |
| The Martin Wilson School | — | — | — | 164 | 0.5 miles |
| Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery | 53% | 5.1% | 16.5% | 194 | 0.6 miles |
| Crowmoor Primary School | — | 5.8% | — | 173 | 0.6 miles |
| Sundorne Infant School and Nursery | — | 6.7% | 29.4% | 332 | 0.8 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)
- 62.3%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.07%
- Persistent absence
- 19.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Belvidere Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
The Martin Wilson School0.5 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Crowmoor Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Sundorne Infant School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
Other schools in Shrewsbury
Wilfred Owen Primary School ranks 10th 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 ages does Wilfred Owen Primary School teach?
- Wilfred Owen Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Shrewsbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Wilfred Owen Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wilfred Owen Primary School is Mrs Karen Matthews, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wilfred Owen Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wilfred Owen 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 Wilfred Owen Primary School?
- Wilfred Owen Primary School has 216 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Wilfred Owen Primary School full?
- Wilfred Owen Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 216 on roll (103%), 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 Wilfred Owen Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wilfred Owen Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wilfred Owen Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wilfred Owen Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Wilfred Owen Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Wilfred Owen Primary School is part of EMPOWER TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Wilfred Owen Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Wilfred Owen Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Wilfred Owen Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wilfred Owen Primary School compare with other schools in Shropshire?
- Wilfred Owen Primary School ranked 24th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wilfred Owen Primary School's absence rate?
- Wilfred Owen Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wilfred Owen Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wilfred Owen 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 10 July 2026.