Clunbury CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 2–11 · Craven Arms, Shropshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.958 miles
Published by Shropshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Clunbury CofE Primary School is a primary school in Craven Arms, Shropshire for ages 2–11 (voluntary aided school). Shropshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Clunbury 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 | 3.958 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%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026 the last distance offered was 3.958 miles, the 56th shortest of the 123 Shropshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 2 first-choice applications for 2 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 2 of the 8 applications came from outside Shropshire, with 0 offers to them.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 14.5% of pupils, against a middle figure of 24.3% 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
- Clunbury, Craven Arms, SY7 0HE
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Shropshire
- Pupils on roll
- 55 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this highly inclusive school where everyone is valued.”
- “Staff greet pupils warmly each day.”
- “Staff know the pupils and their families well.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects opportunities for extended writing are limited.”
- “This restricts pupils’ ability to write at length and develop their skills further.”
- “As a result, writing at the higher standard is not as strong as it could be as pupils do not consistently apply their writing skills and knowledge across the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 April 2026 (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: 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.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Shropshire.
- Lydbury North Church of England Primary School 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stokesay Primary School 4.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Primary School 4.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St George's CofE Academy, Clun 4.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wistanstow CofE Primary School 4.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Onny CofE (A) Primary School 5.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bishops Castle Primary School 6.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Norbury Primary School and Nursery 7.3 mi Not judged Last distance published