Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery
Academy sponsor led in Whitchurch, Shropshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 123 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 105 |
| Free school meals | 21.30% |
| Trust or sponsor | MARCHES ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Shropshire |
| Address | Tilstock Lane, Tilstock, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 3JL |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.tilstockprimaryschool.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01948880347 |
| URN | 144983 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 6 May 2026, published 7 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 26 April 2022, published 16 June 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academy (primary school, about 3.4 km)
- Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy (primary school, about 3.6 km)
- Prees CofE Primary School (primary school, about 4.6 km)
- Whixall CofE Primary School (primary school, about 4.9 km)
- Lower Heath CofE Primary School (primary school, about 6.0 km)
- Tushingham With Grindley CofE Primary School (primary school, about 8.5 km)
- Newtown CofE Primary School (primary school, about 9.0 km)
- St Peter's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 9.1 km)
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