Stiperstones CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Bishops Castle, Shropshire
Stiperstones CofE Primary School is a primary school in Bishops Castle, Shropshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 5 June 2024. Shropshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Open on the map Unlock with a pass · £9.99
Key facts
- Address
- Norbury, Bishops Castle, SY9 5EA
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Shropshire
- Pupils on roll
- 25 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 5 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils love coming to this warm, caring and inclusive school.”
- “They understand the school ethos of taking a risk ‘to be the best person you can be’ and enthusiastically explain how they and their friends strive to do this daily.”
- “Older pupils support younger children as a matter of course and all pupils have great confidence in the adults around them.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 2 first-preference applications, 2 offers in total, 2 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2026, as Shropshire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Shropshire.
- Norbury Primary School and Nursery 0.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bishops Castle Primary School 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Lydbury North Church of England Primary School 4.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Lawrence CofE Primary School 5.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wistanstow CofE Primary School 5.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stokesay Primary School 7.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Clunbury CofE Primary School 7.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Minsterley Primary School 7.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published