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School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Newcastle CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled primary school in Craven Arms (Shropshire).

KS2 RWM expected
-
not published
Reading expected
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not published
Maths expected
-
not published
Writing expected
-
not published
Attendance rate
91.6%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.4
▼ 1.3 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
19.0%
▼ 6pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
38%
21 / 56 pupils
register figure (GIAS)

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

Welcome to the Blue Hills Federation website. We are a federation of three schools. For particular information about each school, please do click on the links. General information for the federation can be found on the Key Information tab.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Climbing
  • Dance
  • Dodgeball
  • Forest School

Awards

2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Eco SchoolsEnvironment
  • Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing

Key facts

URN
123488
Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Ages
5 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Setting
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city

Governing body (7 current, 2 former)

Maintained school governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Di CosgroveChair of GovernorsAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2020 · until 2028

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Natasha JacksonGovernorElected by parentssince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Stephen HowardGovernorElected by parentssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Anne GledhillGovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2020 · until 2028
Mrs Janet HartinGovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2020 · until 2028
Councillor Nigel HartinGovernorNominated by LA and appointed by GBsince 2020 · until 2028
Miss Anna CookGovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2019
Rev Lois Beynon FormerGovernorEx-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold)since 2024 · term ended 2026
Mrs Julie Saunders FormerGovernorElected by school staffsince 2022 · term ended 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record