Whixall CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Nr Whitchurch, Shropshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.132 miles
Published by Shropshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Whixall CofE Primary School is a primary school in Nr Whitchurch, Shropshire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 February 2025. Shropshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Whixall 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 | 4.132 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026: the last child offered a place lived 4.132 miles away, the 59th shortest of 123 Shropshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 4.25 miles).
- In 2024/25, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 result was the highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Shropshire that have results.
- Reception 2026 had 8 first-choice applications for 8 offers: 1.0 first choices per offer, the 14th highest of 123 Shropshire primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
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
- Brownsbrook, Whixall, Nr Whitchurch, SY13 2SB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Shropshire
- Pupils on roll
- 152 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 February 2025
Strengths
- “Whixall CofE Primary School places pupils at the heart of everything it does.”
- “Most pupils say the school is ‘like a second family’.”
- “Staff work closely with parents and carers to build positive relationships.”
To improve
- “However, children in the early years do not achieve as well as the school expects.”
- “However, in some subjects, these checks on pupils’ learning are currently being developed.”
- “As a result, the school does not know how well pupils remember what has been delivered previously.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 March 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) | 79% | 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: 8 first-preference applications, 8 offers in total, 8 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.
- Newtown CofE Primary School 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Prees CofE Primary School 3.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Peter's CofE Primary School 3.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Welshampton CofE Primary School 4.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Lower Heath CofE Primary School 4.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academy 4.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy 4.8 mi Good