Wistanstow CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Craven Arms, Shropshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.112 miles
Published by Shropshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Wistanstow CofE Primary School is a primary school in Craven Arms, Shropshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 8 October 2024. Shropshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Wistanstow 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 | 1.112 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, 30% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 1.112 miles away, the 16th shortest of 123 Shropshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 saw 4 first-choice applications for 4 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; the published admission number for Reception 2027 is 12 places.
- There are 24.3 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.5 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
- Wistanstow, Craven Arms, SY7 8DQ
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Shropshire
- Pupils on roll
- 51 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 8 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are enthusiastic and proud to attend this small village school.”
- “They build lasting friendships that they value.”
- “This gives them a strong sense of security and belonging.”
To improve
- “The school’s expectations of pupils’ academic achievements have been too low in the past.”
- “However, the curriculum is not taught consistently well.”
- “Recent improvements to the curriculum have not yet impacted on pupils’ knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 November 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) | 30% | 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: 4 first-preference applications, 4 offers in total, 4 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.
- Stokesay Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Onny CofE (A) Primary School 4.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Corvedale CofE Primary School 4.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Clunbury CofE Primary School 4.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lydbury North Church of England Primary School 5.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Lawrence CofE Primary School 5.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Norbury Primary School and Nursery 5.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stiperstones CofE Primary School 5.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published