Primary school in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Sundorne Infant School and Nursery
Featherbed Lane, Shrewsbury, SY1 4QN
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 9 November 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
- 332
- Places
- 270
- How full
- Full — 332 pupils against 270 places
- Girls / boys
- 166 / 166
- Overall absence
- 7%
- Persistently absent
- 24%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 29%
- English as an additional language
- 7%
- With an EHC plan
- 5%
- On SEN support
- 16%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Shropshire 016F, 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
- 26%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 18%
- Households owning their home
- 83%
- Households in social housing
- 1%
- Households with no car
- 10%
- Adults economically inactive
- 38%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- SEVERN BRIDGES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Lisa Jones
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Ward
- Battlefield
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- URN
- 150468
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlescott Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 53% | 0.4 mi |
| Wilfred Owen Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 69% | 0.8 mi |
| Mount Pleasant PrimaryAcademy converter | No grade | 55% | 0.8 mi |
| Grange Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 19% | 0.9 mi |
| Greenacres Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 50% | 1 mi |
| The Martin Wilson SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2023 | — | 1 mi |
| Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | No grade | 53% | 1 mi |
| Belvidere Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 44% | 1.2 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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