Prees CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Whitchurch, Shropshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
6.537 miles
Published by Shropshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Prees CofE Primary School is a primary school in Whitchurch, Shropshire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 8 May 2025. Shropshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Prees 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 | 6.537 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, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 6.537 miles away, the 36th longest of the 123 Shropshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 22 first-choice applications for 24 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 27.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 13.5% 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
- Cross End, Prees, Whitchurch, SY13 2ER
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Shropshire
- Pupils on roll
- 194 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 8 May 2025
Strengths
- “Prees CofE Primary School accurately describe themselves as a ‘happy school where everyone matters’.”
- “Pupils are proud to be part of their school community.”
- “The school has high expectations for what pupils can achieve.”
To improve
- “However, the English curriculum is not adapted sufficiently so as to support pupils who are ready to move on to more complex writing activities.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 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) | 65% | 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: 22 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 22 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.
- Lower Heath CofE Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Whixall CofE Primary School 3.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Peter's CofE Primary School 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Moreton Say CofE Primary School 4.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Hodnet Primary School 4.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academy 4.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Newtown CofE Primary School 5.0 mi Not judged Last distance published