Crowmoor Primary School
Crowmere Road, Shrewsbury, SY2 5JJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SHINE ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Mr Ryan Horton
- Sponsor
- Shine Academies
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 173
- URN
- 150206
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01743235549
About this school
Crowmoor Primary School is a primary academy in Shrewsbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 173 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Crowmoor 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Crowmoor Primary School and Nursery (URN 123391).
How Crowmoor Primary School compares
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 | — | 5.8% | — | 173 | — |
| St Giles CofE Primary School | 42% | 4.3% | 9.9% | 306 | 0.2 miles |
| Belvidere Primary School | 44% | 4.1% | 13.6% | 263 | 0.3 miles |
| Wilfred Owen Primary School | 69% | 7.1% | 62.3% | 216 | 0.6 miles |
| Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery | 53% | 5.1% | 16.5% | 194 | 0.8 miles |
| The Martin Wilson School | — | — | — | 164 | 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.
- Overall absence
- 5.78%
- Persistent absence
- 16.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Giles CofE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Belvidere Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Wilfred Owen Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
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The Martin Wilson School0.8 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
- 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
- Grange Primary School Primary
- Greenacres Primary School Primary
- Greenfields Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Crowmoor Primary School teach?
- Crowmoor Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Shrewsbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Crowmoor Primary School?
- The headteacher of Crowmoor Primary School is Mr Ryan Horton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Crowmoor Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Crowmoor 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 Crowmoor Primary School?
- Crowmoor Primary School has 173 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Crowmoor Primary School full?
- Crowmoor Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 173 on roll (82%), 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 Crowmoor Primary School a faith school?
- No. Crowmoor Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Crowmoor Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Crowmoor Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Crowmoor Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Crowmoor Primary School is part of SHINE ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Crowmoor Primary School's absence rate?
- Crowmoor Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census.
- Does Crowmoor 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 Crowmoor 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.