Harlescott Junior School
Primary school in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Good (May 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 4 May 2023, report published 14 June 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to Harlescott Junior School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Harlescott Junior School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around May 2027
The last inspection was in May 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.4 milesSundorne Infant School and Nursery
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- 1.0 milesWilfred Owen Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Nov 2024)
- 1.1 milesGreenacres Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Mar 2025)
- 1.1 milesGrange Primary School
Good (Jan 2024)
- 1.2 milesMount Pleasant Primary
Report card, Jan 2026: 1 strong, 4 expected, 2 needs attention
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.