St Lucia's CofE Primary School & Nursery

Upton Magna, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 4TZ

Good

Inspected 27 February 2024

Good

Ofsted

83%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

2–11

Ages

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Voluntary controlled school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Shropshire →
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 2–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 93 / 112 (83%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Church of England
Last Ofsted Inspection: 27 February 2024

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

9.6%

Disadvantaged

2.2%

EAL

5.4%

SEN support

5.4%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

83%

Expected standard (RWM)

17%

Higher standard (RWM)

108

Avg reading score

108

Avg maths score

Attendance

4.1%

Overall absence

7.0%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

3.53

Teachers (FTE)

↓ -1.5 vs 2023/24

24.2

Pupils per teacher

↑ +8.2 vs 2023/24

6.55

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -1.0 vs 2023/24

£51,168

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 25% on leadership pay

↑ +£8,255 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£8,813

Spend per pupil

£8,648

Income per pupil

38%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.