Bowbrook Primary School
Squinter Pip Way, Shrewsbury, SY5 8PY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE 3-18 EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Sam Aiston
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The 3-18 Education Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 118
- URN
- 149757
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
About this school
Bowbrook Primary School is a primary academy in Shrewsbury. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 118 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Bowbrook Primary School under its current framework. 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
Bowbrook Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2023, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Bowbrook 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 |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 36 |
| 2024/25 | 87 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bowbrook Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.4% | 12.9% | 118 | — |
| Oxon CofE Primary School | 65% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 425 | 0.8 miles |
| Radbrook Primary School | 50% | 5.3% | 9.4% | 312 | 0.8 miles |
| Woodfield Infant School & Nursery | — | 4.4% | 6.3% | 283 | 0.9 miles |
| St George's Junior School | 68% | 4% | 13.1% | 354 | 0.9 miles |
| Meole Brace Church of England Primary School and Nursery | — | — | — | 461 | 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)
- 12.9%
- English as an additional language
- 6.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.42%
- Persistent absence
- 19.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oxon CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Radbrook Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Woodfield Infant School & Nursery0.9 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
St George's Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Meole Brace Church of England Primary School and Nursery1.5 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
- 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
- Greenfields Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bowbrook Primary School teach?
- Bowbrook Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Shrewsbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Bowbrook Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bowbrook Primary School is Mr Sam Aiston, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bowbrook Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bowbrook Primary School 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 Bowbrook Primary School?
- Bowbrook Primary School has 118 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bowbrook Primary School full?
- Bowbrook Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 118 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 Bowbrook Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bowbrook Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Bowbrook Primary School a selective school?
- No. Bowbrook Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Bowbrook Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bowbrook Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Bowbrook Primary School?
- Bowbrook Primary School is part of THE 3-18 EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Bowbrook Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Bowbrook Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Bowbrook Primary School's absence rate?
- Bowbrook Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census.
- Does Bowbrook Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Bowbrook Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.