Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Primary school in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Requires improvement (Sep 2021).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 21 September 2021, report published 10 November 2021, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to Bicton CofE Primary School and Nursery (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | 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 March 2024
The last inspection was in September 2021. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
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 2027 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 1.3 milesOxon CofE Primary School
School remains Outstanding (Jun 2023)
- 2.1 milesBowbrook Primary School
Report card, Jun 2026: 7 strong
- 2.1 milesTrinity CofE Primary School
School remains Good (Nov 2022)
- 2.3 milesWoodfield Infant School & Nursery
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Apr 2025)
- 2.3 milesSt George's Junior School
Good (Feb 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.