Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge

Summary

Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge (E02006028) is part of Shropshire local authority (view on map). Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge has an approximate population of 10,000 people, of which 16% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "smaller rural: nearer to a major town or city".

Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge neighbours Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill, Shawbury & Weston, Ruyton-XI-Towns, West Felton & Whittington, Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange, Shrewsbury Greenfields, Shrewsbury Town, Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook, Bayston Hill & Atcham, Hanwood, Pontesbury & Minsterley, and Bishop's Castle, Brockton & Chirbury.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge is the 17th least deprived area in Shropshire (out of 39) with 27% of children living in low-income families, compared to 29% across Shropshire and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge, 17% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 20% in Shropshire and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge % in Shropshire % in England
Eligible for free school meals 17% 20% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 83% 80% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge, 24% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 21% in Shropshire, and 21% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge % in Shropshire % in England
No special educational needs 76% 79% 79%
Receiving special educational needs support 17% 15% 15%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 7.0% 6.0% 6.0%

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Ethnicity

In Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge, 6.0% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 7.0% in Shropshire, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge % in Shropshire % in England
White 93% 92% 67%
Asian 2.0% 2.0% 14%
Black – 1.0% 7.0%
Mixed 2.0% 3.0% 7.0%
Other – 0% 3.0%
Not known 1.0% 1.0% 2.0%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge with English as an additional language is 5.0%, compared with 6.0% in Shropshire, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge % in Shropshire % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 5.0% 6.0% 22%
Known or believed to be English 94% 94% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge has 7 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge
All childcare providers 7
Childminders 4
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 3

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge has 4 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge
All state-funded schools 4
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 4
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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Independent schools

Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge has 3 independent schools.

Type Number in Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge
All independent schools 3
Independent schools 0
Independent special schools 3

In Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge, there has been 1 full inspection of independent schools since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, independent schools are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Early years (where applicable)
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Post 16 provision (where applicable)

The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Attendance and behaviour: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Early years: There have been no inspections of Early years in Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge so no outcomes are available for this area.

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'exceptional' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Personal development and wellbeing: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Post-16 provision: There have been no inspections of Post-16 provision in Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge so no outcomes are available for this area.

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of in Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

Outcomes of inspections of independent schools

All independent schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 1 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 1 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 1 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Independent

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Independent special

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 1 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 1 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 1 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

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