Gobowen Primary School

ShropshireCommunity school

School Lane, Gobowen, Oswestry, SY11 3LD

Headteacher: Mr Ronan WalshSchool website ↗Pupils: 216 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
89% of first-choice applicants offered a place
92%
Reading, Writing & Maths
89%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
92.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
4.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 96%·Writing 92%·Maths 96%All three 92%
Reading
Expected96%
Exceeding42%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected92%
Exceeding8%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected96%
Exceeding23%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
34
How many families wanted this school first?
38
How many got their first choice?
34of 38 (89.5%)
How many applied in total?
67

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
31.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
12.0%
Boys and girls
44%girls·56%boys
95 girls, 121 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 92% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1671.0%12.0%+2.2+2.4+0.9
2016/1767.0%11.0%-1.1-1.3-0.6
2017/1850.0%0.0%+0.6-4.9+0.2
2018/1967.0%8.0%-1.7-0.4+0.6
2022/2371.0%4.0%+3.0-0.1+2.4
2023/2475.0%8.0%---
2024/2592.0%4.0%---