Gobowen Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Oswestry, Shropshire
Gobowen Primary School is a primary school in Oswestry, Shropshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 11 July 2024. Shropshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- School Lane, Gobowen, Oswestry, SY11 3LD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Shropshire
- Pupils on roll
- 224 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 11 July 2024
Strengths
- “Gobowen Primary school is ambitious for all its pupils to succeed and to receive a broad and balanced curriculum.”
- “The school’s values of ‘nurture, grow, flourish’ are realised in all aspects of the school’s work.”
- “Pupils achieve very well academically, personally and socially.”
To improve
- “However, on occasion, teachers do not always check thoroughly enough on how well some pupils are learning in lessons.”
- “This results in errors and pupils’ misunderstandings not being addressed as quickly as they could be.”
- “This, therefore, slows learning for these pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 92% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 29 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 29 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2026, as Shropshire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Shropshire.
- Weston Rhyn Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Selattyn CofE Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Woodside Primary School 2.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Meadows Primary School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Whittington CofE (VA) Primary School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Morda CofE Primary School 4.1 mi Good Last distance published