Barrow 1618 CofE Free School
Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · Broseley, Shropshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.665 miles
Published by Shropshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Barrow 1618 CofE Free School is a primary school in Broseley, Shropshire for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 8 November 2023. Shropshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Barrow 1618 CofE Free 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 | 2.665 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 2.665 miles away, the 36th shortest of 123 Shropshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 16 first-choice applications for 14 offers; 13 offers went to first-choice families and 3 first-choice families (19%) were not offered a place.
- For Reception 2026, 12 of the 42 applications (29%) came from families living outside Shropshire, and 3 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%); 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Barrow, Broseley, TF12 5BW
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Shropshire
- Pupils on roll
- 93 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 8 November 2023
Strengths
- “Barrow 1618 CofE Free School is like one big family and pupils say it is, ‘all about friendship here’.”
- “Pupils attend this happy, welcoming school regularly.”
- “They try hard, behave well and are kind and caring towards others.”
To improve
- “Their writing, in English and across the curriculum, sometimes varies in quality in terms of handwriting, spelling and punctuation.”
- “This is because teachers do not always set high enough expectations.”
- “In a small number of subjects, including history, the curriculum is at an earlier stage of implementation.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 December 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) | 77% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 13 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.
- John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Broseley CofE Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Much Wenlock Primary School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Buildwas Academy 3.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Morville CofE (Controlled) Primary School 3.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School 4.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Leonard's CofE Primary School 5.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 5.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published