Church Stretton School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Church Stretton, Shropshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
13.3 miles
Published by Shropshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Church Stretton School is a secondary school in Church Stretton, Shropshire for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 3 July 2024. Shropshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Church Stretton 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 13.3 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 13.3 miles away, the 7th longest of 19 Shropshire secondary schools with a published last distance (middle 9.77 miles).
- The last distance for Year 7 was further in 2026 than in 2025 or 2023, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 4 years with a published distance.
- In Year 7 2026, there were 106 first-choice applications for 117 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 11 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 45% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 46 (England 46).
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
- Shrewsbury Road, Church Stretton, SY6 6EX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Shropshire
- Pupils on roll
- 539 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 3 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils like the fact that this is a small secondary school as it means everyone knows each other well.”
- “This is why many feel a strong sense of responsibility to the school and local community.”
- “Many play a role in making decisions as school council representatives.”
To improve
- “There are a few who take advantage of times when they perceive consequences will not be followed through.”
- “Pupils want there to be greater consistency in how behaviour is dealt with by all staff.”
- “However, not all learning experiences are of the same high quality.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 45% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 106 first-preference applications, 117 offers in total, 106 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Shropshire.
- Mary Webb School and Science College 7.8 mi Good Last distance published
- The Community College, Bishop's Castle 8.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Meole Brace School 10.3 mi Good Last distance published
- The Priory School 10.6 mi Good Last distance published
- William Brookes School 11.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Belvidere School 11.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ludlow Church of England School 12.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Shrewsbury Academy 13.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published