Longnor CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.881 miles
Published by Shropshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Longnor CofE Primary School is a primary school in Shrewsbury, Shropshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 21 November 2023. Shropshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Longnor 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 | 1.881 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Ofsted rated it Outstanding on 21 November 2023; of the 8 nearest primary schools in Shropshire, 4 are Good and 4 have no current grade.
- The last Reception place in 2026 went to a child living 1.881 miles away, the 24th shortest of 123 Shropshire primary schools with a published last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 18 first-choice applications for 15 offers; all 15 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families (17%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 69% 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
- Frodesley Road, Longnor, Shrewsbury, SY5 7PP
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Shropshire
- Pupils on roll
- 116 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 0.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 21 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at Longnor CofE Primary School.”
- “Every pupil takes an active part in school life, be it through taking part in sports events, running lunchtime clubs or taking on a variety of roles and responsibilities.”
- “Pupils’ voices are listened to.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 January 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) | 69% | 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, 15 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.
- St Edward's CofE Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Condover CofE Primary School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Lawrence CofE Primary School 4.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Church Preen Primary School 4.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Longden CofE Primary School 4.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School 5.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Rushbury CofE Primary School 5.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Meole Brace Church of England Primary School and Nursery 6.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published