Prestfelde School
Prestfelde School is an independent school in Shrewsbury for boys and girls aged 3 to 13. It has 283 pupils and room for 365.
London Road, Shrewsbury, SY2 6NZ01743 245400prestfelde.co.ukMr Matty Thavenot headAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Shropshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 283 | 322 | 335 | 338 | 349 | 333 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 23% | 9% | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Giles CofE Primary School | Church of England | 760 m | 306 | Good 2023 | 26 | Compare |
| Mereside Church of England Primary Academy | Academy | 790 m | 364 | Good 2024 | 32 | Compare |
| Crowmoor Primary School | Academy | 940 m | 173 | Inadequate 2023 | 0 | Compare |
| Belvidere School | Academy | 0.6 miles | 830 | No overall grade 2025 | 13 | Compare |
| Belvidere Primary School | Council | 0.9 miles | 263 | No overall grade 2025 | 42 | Compare |
| Coleham Primary School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 431 | Outstanding 2024 | 95 | Compare |
| St Winefride's RC Independent School | Independent | 1.1 miles | 104 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Severndale Specialist Academy | Academy | 1.2 miles | 424 | No overall grade 2024 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Prestfelde School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Prestfelde School yet.
How many pupils does Prestfelde School have?
283 pupils aged 3 to 13 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 365 places, so it is 78% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- London Road, Shrewsbury, SY2 6NZ
- Telephone
- 01743 245400
- Website
- www.prestfelde.co.uk
- Head
- Mr Matty Thavenot
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 3-13, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Ward
- Abbey
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1936
- URN
- 123607 · LAESTAB 8936008 · UKPRN 10018678
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.