Greenacres Primary School
Rutland, Off York Road, Shrewsbury, SY1 3QG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- EMPOWER TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emily Kynaston
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 105
- URN
- 145793
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01743464570
About this school
Greenacres Primary School is a primary academy in Shrewsbury. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 105 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 | 23 | 24 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 33% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 38% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 50% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 54% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97.0 | 98.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.10 | - | - |
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 Greenacres 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 | 48% | 55.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 56.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 133 |
| 2023/24 | 133 |
| 2024/25 | 124 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Greenacres Primary School compares
Greenacres Primary School ranked 74th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 9.3% | 58.2% | 105 | — |
| Grange Primary School | 19% | 8.6% | 51.9% | 164 | 0.3 miles |
| Sundorne Infant School and Nursery | — | 6.7% | 29.4% | 332 | 1.0 miles |
| Mount Pleasant Primary | 55% | 5% | 22.2% | 346 | 1.0 miles |
| Harlescott Junior School | 53% | 6.2% | 32.8% | 343 | 1.1 miles |
| Greenfields Primary School | 81% | 4.9% | 20.3% | 342 | 1.5 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 58.18%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 9.27%
- Persistent absence
- 31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Grange Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Sundorne Infant School and Nursery1.0 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Mount Pleasant Primary1.0 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Harlescott Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Greenfields Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
Other schools in Shrewsbury
Greenacres Primary School ranks 27th 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
- Greenfields Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Greenacres Primary School teach?
- Greenacres Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Shrewsbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Greenacres Primary School?
- The headteacher of Greenacres Primary School is Mrs Emily Kynaston, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Greenacres Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greenacres 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 Greenacres Primary School?
- Greenacres Primary School has 105 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Greenacres Primary School full?
- Greenacres Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 105 on roll (50%), 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 Greenacres Primary School a faith school?
- No. Greenacres Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Greenacres Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Greenacres Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Greenacres Primary School?
- Greenacres 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 Greenacres Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Greenacres Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Greenacres Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Greenacres Primary School rank locally?
- Greenacres Primary School ranked 74th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Greenacres Primary School's absence rate?
- Greenacres Primary School's overall absence rate is 9.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Greenacres Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greenacres 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.