Castlefields Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Bridgnorth, Shropshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.641 miles
Published by Shropshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024 figure 🔒
Castlefields Primary School is a primary school in Bridgnorth, Shropshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Shropshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Castlefields 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 | 0.641 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 distance offered was 0.641 miles, the 8th shortest of 123 Shropshire primary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 4.25 miles.
- Reception 2026 drew 34 first-choice applications for 30 offers; all 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families (12%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 83% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 27% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 figure of 83% was the highest of 6 schools: this one and the 5 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Shropshire that have results.
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
- Castlefields, Bridgnorth, WV16 5DQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Shropshire
- Pupils on roll
- 226 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 12 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to Castlefields and feel that they belong.”
- “Positive relationships with staff help them to feel safe.”
- “Pupils include one another naturally.”
To improve
- “However, at times, progress for some younger pupils is uneven in a small number of subjects.”
- “There remain a small number of subjects where the effectiveness of adjustments are being developed.”
- “Occasionally, in some subjects other than reading, writing and mathematics, activity choices for younger pupils is variable.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 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) | 83% | 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: 34 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Leonard's CofE Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St. Mary's Bluecoat Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Morville CofE (Controlled) Primary School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Worfield Endowed Church Of England Primary School 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Claverley CofE Primary School 5.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Barrow 1618 CofE Free School 5.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Highley Community Primary School 5.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published