SchoolScoresBowbrook Primary School
Free school · Primary, ages 3 to 11 · Mixed · Nursery class
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Squinter Pip Way, Shrewsbury, SY5 8PY
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Ofsted inspection
This school hasn't had a graded Ofsted inspection yet. New schools are usually inspected within their first few years.
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Source: Ofsted state-funded schools inspection data.
Results
No test or exam results have been published for this school yet.
Admissions
Apply through the council where you live, even if the school is in a different council area. This school is in Shropshire. The national closing date for primary applications is 15 January, and offers are sent on 16 April.
How hard is it to get in?
For the September 2026 intake there were about 1 first-choice applications for every place.
| Places offered | 30 |
|---|---|
| Families who put it first | 34 |
| Of those, offered a place | 29 (85%) |
| Families who listed it at all | 120 |
First-choice applications per place: 2024: 1.2 · 2025: 1.5 · 2026: 1.1
This isn't your chance of getting a place. That depends on the school's admissions rules (for example siblings, distance or faith) and where you live. Source: DfE applications and offers, September 2026 intake.
Pupils, staff and SEND
Specialist SEND provision: this school has resourced provision and a SEN unit with 18 places for speech, language and communication needs. These places are usually allocated through the council's SEND team.
| Pupils | This school | Shropshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years 28th highest of 44 state primary schools in Shrewsbury. Higher than 26% of 16,656 state primary schools in England. | 12.9% | 18.6%* | 26.3% |
| With an education, health and care plan 4th highest of 44 state primary schools in Shrewsbury. Higher than 96% of 16,656 state primary schools in England. | 9.2% | 3.9%* | 3.5% |
| Receiving special educational needs support 17th highest of 44 state primary schools in Shrewsbury. Higher than 62% of 16,656 state primary schools in England. | 16.1% | 12.9%* | 15.0% |
| English as an additional language 16th highest of 44 state primary schools in Shrewsbury. Higher than 42% of 16,656 state primary schools in England. | 6.9% | 6.0%* | 23.4% |
| Overall absence (sessions missed) 12th lowest of 44 state primary schools in Shrewsbury. Lower than 68% of 16,640 state primary schools in England. | 4.4% | 5.0%* | 5.2% |
| Persistently absent (missed 10% or more) 37th lowest of 44 state primary schools in Shrewsbury. Lower than 15% of 16,640 state primary schools in England. | 19.4% | 11.4%* | 13.0% |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils Joint 1st lowest of 43 state primary schools in Shrewsbury. Lower than 69% of 16,651 state primary schools in England. | 0.0 | 1.9 | 2.5 |
| Pupils suspended at least once Joint 1st lowest of 43 state primary schools in Shrewsbury. Lower than 69% of 16,651 state primary schools in England. | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% |
| Pupils permanently excluded0 pupils | 0.00% | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Pupils per teacher 23rd highest of 44 state primary schools in Shrewsbury. Higher than 61% of 16,642 state primary schools in England. | 21.5 | 20.8 | 20.7 |
| Pupils per adult (teachers and support staff) Joint 38th highest of 44 state primary schools in Shrewsbury. Higher than 8% of 16,653 state primary schools in England. | 7.7 | 10.0 | 10.6 |
Comparisons are with primary schools. Scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) figures. For absence and suspensions lower is better, so their scales run green to red; blue scales describe the school's pupils and staff and aren't good or bad. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25; DfE pupil absence 2024/25; DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions 2024/25; DfE school workforce census 2025/26.
SEND provision: Get Information about Schools (DfE).
Nearby primary schools
- Oxon CofE Primary School 0.8 miles · Ofsted: Outstanding (2016), confirmed 2023 · 65% met expected standard (KS2)
- Radbrook Primary School 0.8 miles · Ofsted: Good (2013, before conversion), confirmed 2025 · 50% met expected standard (KS2)
- Woodfield Infant School and Nursery 0.9 miles · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025)
- St George's Junior School 0.9 miles · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 68% met expected standard (KS2)
- Meole Brace CofE Primary School and Nursery 1.5 miles · Ofsted: Good (2015, before conversion), confirmed 2019 · 70% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Winefride's RC Independent School 1.7 miles · Independent, inspected by ISI
- Coleham Primary School 1.9 miles · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) · 75% met expected standard (KS2)
- Bicton CofE Primary School and Nursery 2.1 miles · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2021, before conversion)
- Oakmeadow CofE Primary and Nursery School 2.1 miles · Ofsted: Good (2016, before conversion), confirmed 2024 · 51% met expected standard (KS2)
- Greenfields Primary School 2.2 miles · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 81% met expected standard (KS2)
Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.
Questions parents ask
What is Bowbrook Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Bowbrook Primary School hasn't had a graded Ofsted inspection yet.
Is Bowbrook Primary School oversubscribed?
For the September 2026 intake, 34 families put Bowbrook Primary School as their first choice for 30 places: about 1 first-choice applications for every place. 29 of those families were offered a place. Whether you get a place depends on the school's admissions rules and where you live.
Sources
- School details: Get Information about Schools (DfE), 26 September 2026. URN 149757.
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, data to 31 August 2026.
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Page updated 26 September 2026.