Hugo Meynell CofE (VC) Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Market Drayton, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

5.211 miles

Furthest distance (miles): "5.211" · Published by Staffordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Hugo Meynell CofE (VC) Primary School is a primary school in Market Drayton, Staffordshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 8 July 2025. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.

Hugo Meynell CofE (VC) 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	5.211 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 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 5.211 miles away, the 4th longest of 58 Staffordshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance, and further than in 2025.
Reception 2026 had 30 first-choice applications for 30 offers, with every first-choice family offered a place; 6 of the 42 applications (14%) came from families living outside Staffordshire.
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
The school has 25.8 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Staffordshire is 19.6.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Staffordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Eccleshall Road, Loggerheads, Market Drayton, TF9 4NU
Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 206 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 10.7% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 25.8

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 8 July 2025

Strengths

“Hugo Meynell is a caring school.”
“Strong relationships between staff and pupils create an environment where pupils feel safe and happy.”
“Parents and carers appreciate the way the school helps their children to flourish.”

To improve

“Occasionally, in a few subjects, the activities do not link closely enough to what pupils are expected to learn.”
“When this happens, pupils do not make the progress they should.”
“However, in some year groups, the teaching of writing is variable.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 September 2025 (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)	73%	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 Staffordshire.

St Mary's CofE Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade
Baldwins Gate CofE(VC) Primary School 4.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
All Saints CofE (C) First School 4.9 mi Standards maintained
Sir John Offley CofE (VC) Primary School 5.7 mi Good Last distance published
The Meadows Primary School 6.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary Academy 6.8 mi Not judged
St John's CofE Primary Academy 7.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Woodseaves CE Primary Academy 7.4 mi Good