St Laurence CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Ludlow, Shropshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
7.154 miles
Published by Shropshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Laurence CofE Primary School is a primary school in Ludlow, Shropshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 March 2024. Shropshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
St Laurence 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 | 7.154 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 Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 7.154 miles away, the 28th longest of 123 Shropshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The Reception distance was further from the school in 2026 than in 2024.
- Reception 2026 had 30 first-choice applications for 30 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 74% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Jockeyfield, Ludlow, SY8 1TP
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Shropshire
- Pupils on roll
- 237 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 March 2024
Strengths
- “This is a happy and welcoming school.”
- “Leaders and staff have high expectations.”
- “This, and their hard work, helps all pupils to learn and develop well.”
To improve
- “In a few foundation subjects, these plans are still developing.”
- “However, some foundation subject coordinators do not check if guidance is being followed.”
- “In these instances, teachers’ less effective teaching choices and pupils’ uneven learning are not picked up.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 April 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) | 74% | 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: 30 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- Ludlow Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Bishop Hooper Church of England Primary School 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bitterley CofE Primary School (Aided) 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Onny CofE (A) Primary School 4.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Clee Hill Community Academy 4.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Burford CofE Primary School 6.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Corvedale CofE Primary School 6.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Stokesay Primary School 7.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published