Primary school in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Bicton Lane, Bicton, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 8EH
Ofsted
Graded Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 21 September 2021.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 127
- Places
- 147
- How full
- 86% full — 127 of 147 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 55 / 72
- Overall absence
- 7%
- Persistently absent
- 18%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Shropshire 014C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 34%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 16%
- Households owning their home
- 67%
- Households in social housing
- 17%
- Households with no car
- 14%
- Adults economically inactive
- 52%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- SHROPSHIRE CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Eleanor Mavin
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Ward
- Loton
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- URN
- 150702
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxon CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Outstanding 2023 | 65% | 1.3 mi |
| Bowbrook Primary SchoolFree schools | No grade | — | 2.1 mi |
| Trinity CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2022 | 75% | 2.1 mi |
| Woodfield Infant School & NurseryAcademy converter | No grade | — | 2.3 mi |
| St George's Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 68% | 2.3 mi |
| Radbrook Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 50% | 2.8 mi |
| Greenfields Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 81% | 2.9 mi |
| St Winefride's RC Independent SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 3.2 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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