Sheriffhales Primary School and Preschool
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · Shifnal, Shropshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.033 miles
Published by Shropshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Sheriffhales Primary School and Preschool is a primary school in Shifnal, Shropshire for ages 5–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 17 June 2025. Shropshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Sheriffhales Primary School and Preschool catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 3.033 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 the last distance offered was 3.033 miles, the 43rd shortest of 123 Shropshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance, and further than in 2024.
- There were 18 first-choice applications for 15 Reception offers in 2026; 14 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families (22%) were not offered a place.
- For Reception 2026, 8 of the 69 applications (12%) came from families living outside Shropshire, and 0 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 15% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Shropshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Sheriffhales, Sheriffhales, Shifnal, TF11 8RA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Shropshire
- Pupils on roll
- 100 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 17 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive and flourish at this nurturing school.”
- “The school is highly ambitious and wants the best for pupils.”
- “Pupils from the early years through to Year 6 progress well through the curriculum.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils do not form or position letters correctly when writing, and opportunities are missed to correct these.”
- “Furthermore, the more confident writers are not given time to correct their spellings and improve their presentation.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 July 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 62% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 18 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 14 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Shropshire.
- Shifnal Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Albrighton Primary School & Nursery 6.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Primary School 6.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Beckbury Church of England Primary School and Nursery 6.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Broseley CofE Primary School 7.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery 8.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Buildwas Academy 8.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published