Baschurch CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.559 miles
Published by Shropshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024 figure 🔒
Baschurch CofE Primary School is a primary school in Shrewsbury, Shropshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 18 May 2023. Shropshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Baschurch 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 | 4.559 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, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2026, the last child offered a Reception place lived 4.559 miles away, the 57th longest of 123 Shropshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 28 first-choice applications for 29 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- The share of pupils eligible for free school meals is 10.4%, against a middle figure of 20% 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
- Eyton Lane, Baschurch, Shrewsbury, SY4 2AU
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Shropshire
- Pupils on roll
- 193 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 18 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are extremely proud of their school.”
- “They are excited about sharing their experiences of Baschurch CofE Primary School.”
- “Leaders have created an environment where every child feels valued and well cared for.”
To improve
- “However, leaders do not have an accurate view of what pupils know and remember in some foundation subjects.”
- “The assessment systems for assessing pupils’ knowledge in these subjects are not consistent.”
- “However, subject leaders in some foundation subjects do not evaluate fully the impact of the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 June 2023 (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) | 71% | 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: 28 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 28 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 John the Baptist Church of England Primary School and Nursery 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Weston Lullingfields Church of England Primary School and Nursery 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Myddle CofE Primary School 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bomere Heath Church of England Primary School 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cockshutt CofE Primary School and Nursery 4.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery 4.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- West Felton Church of England Primary School and Nursery 5.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published