Rushbury CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Church Stretton, Shropshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.447 miles
Published by Shropshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Rushbury CofE Primary School is a primary school in Church Stretton, Shropshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 December 2023. Shropshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Rushbury 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 | 2.447 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 2.447 miles away, 33rd shortest of 123 Shropshire primary schools with a published last distance; middle figure 4.25 miles.
- Reception 2026 drew 8 first-choice applications for 8 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- There are 14.9 pupils per teacher (middle figure 19.5 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Shropshire), and 18.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (middle figure 10.8%).
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
- Rushbury, Church Stretton, SY6 7EB
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Shropshire
- Pupils on roll
- 64 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 December 2023
Strengths
- “This a school proud to be at the heart of its community.”
- “Because of its size, everyone knows and cares for everyone else.”
- “There is a shared commitment to helping everyone feel valued, even if they only join the school for a short time.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes the learning is not adapted to reflect the different starting points of pupils.”
- “There are occasions when pupils are given tasks they are not yet ready for, or tasks that do not provide them with enough opportunity to deepen their learning.”
- “Sometimes, this is because teachers have not checked closely enough how much pupils already know.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 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) | 67% | 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: 8 first-preference applications, 8 offers in total, 8 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.
- Corvedale CofE Primary School 3.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Lawrence CofE Primary School 4.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brockton CofE Primary School 4.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Church Preen Primary School 4.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Longnor CofE Primary School 5.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Brown Clee CofE Primary School 6.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wistanstow CofE Primary School 6.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Edward's CofE Primary School 7.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published