Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Whitchurch, Shropshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.550 miles
Published by Shropshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery is a primary school in Whitchurch, Shropshire for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Shropshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery 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 | 2.550 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 2.550 miles away, the 34th shortest of 123 Shropshire primary schools with a published last distance.
- Reception last distances were published for 2024 and 2026, and the 2026 figure was about the same as in 2024.
- Reception 2026 had 19 first-choice applications for 17 offers; 17 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 40% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% 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
- Tilstock Lane, Tilstock, Whitchurch, SY13 3JL
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Shropshire
- Pupils on roll
- 123 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and proud to be part of this welcoming school community.”
- “They arrive each day with enthusiasm and are greeted warmly by staff who know them well.”
- “This helps pupils to feel safe, valued and ready to learn.”
To improve
- “However, teachers do not consistently use assessment information precisely to build on what pupils already know or address errors in handwriting and spelling.”
- “This means that activities do not always deepen pupils’ knowledge and understanding or help some pupils develop fluency in writing.”
- “Although published outcomes in subjects are lower than the national average, these do not fully reflect pupils’ progression through the curriculum from their starting points.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 June 2026 (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) | 40% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 17 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.
- Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academy 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy 2.3 mi Good
- Prees CofE Primary School 2.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Whixall CofE Primary School 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lower Heath CofE Primary School 3.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Newtown CofE Primary School 5.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Peter's CofE Primary School 5.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Moreton Say CofE Primary School 5.7 mi Good Last distance published