Chirbury CofE VC Primary School & Busy Bees Nursery
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2–11 · Montgomery, Shropshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
11.24 miles
Published by Shropshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Chirbury CofE VC Primary School & Busy Bees Nursery is a primary school in Montgomery, Shropshire for ages 2–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Some aspects not as strong, from the inspection on 4 March 2025. Shropshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Chirbury CofE VC Primary School & Busy Bees Nursery 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 | 11.24 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 child offered a place lived 11.24 miles away, the 9th longest of 123 Shropshire primary schools with a published last distance.
- In 2026, Reception had 6 first-choice applications for 6 offers, every first-choice family was offered a place, and the 2026 last distance offered was about the same as in 2024.
- 22% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the 2nd lowest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Shropshire that have results.
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
- Chirbury, Montgomery, SY15 6BN
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Shropshire
- Pupils on roll
- 104 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong Inspected 4 March 2025
Strengths
- “This is a nurturing, welcoming school.”
- “Staff take time to get to know pupils and their families well.”
- “They genuinely care about pupils and their well-being.”
To improve
- “However, pupils do not achieve as well as they could.”
- “Pupils who have fallen behind with their reading do not get the support that they need to become fluent and confident readers.”
- “Low achievement over time has not prepared pupils well for their next steps.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 April 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) | 22% | 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: 6 first-preference applications, 6 offers in total, 6 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.
- Long Mountain CofE Primary School 5.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Bishops Castle Primary School 7.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Norbury Primary School and Nursery 7.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stiperstones CofE Primary School 7.7 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Minsterley Primary School 7.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lydbury North Church of England Primary School 9.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Pontesbury CofE Primary School 9.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Newcastle CofE Primary School 10.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published