St Lawrence CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2–11 · Church Stretton, Shropshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
7.197 miles
Published by Shropshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Lawrence CofE Primary School is a primary school in Church Stretton, Shropshire for ages 2–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 19 June 2024. Shropshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
St Lawrence CofE Primary School 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 | 7.197 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 7.197 miles away, 27th longest of 123 Shropshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 4.25 miles).
- Reception 2026 drew 18 first-choice applications for 18 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 30 places are published for Reception 2027.
- In 2024/25, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 24.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 18.6 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Shropshire.
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
- Shrewsbury Road, Church Stretton, SY6 6EX
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Shropshire
- Pupils on roll
- 222 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 19 June 2024
Strengths
- “A love of the great outdoors is something that pupils quickly develop at this school.”
- “Pupils benefit from an extensive outdoor and adventurous offer, including hiking, camping, orienteering and pond dipping, to name but a few.”
- “This is an inclusive school where pupils are placed at the centre of all decisions.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes pupils move on too quickly without gaining a secure grasp of the sounds that they have learned.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 July 2024 (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) | 59% | 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, 18 offers in total, 18 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.
- Rushbury CofE Primary School 4.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Longnor CofE Primary School 4.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Stiperstones CofE Primary School 5.4 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Norbury Primary School and Nursery 5.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Edward's CofE Primary School 5.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wistanstow CofE Primary School 5.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Corvedale CofE Primary School 6.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Church Preen Primary School 6.5 mi Good Last distance published