Bishops Castle Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Bishops Castle, Shropshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.189 miles
Published by Shropshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Bishops Castle Primary School is a primary school in Bishops Castle, Shropshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 October 2023. Shropshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Bishops Castle 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 | 4.189 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 28.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 14.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Shropshire.
- In Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 4.189 miles away, 60th shortest of 123 Shropshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle 4.25 miles).
- Reception 2026 drew 8 first-choice applications for 8 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 4% 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
- Oak Meadow, Bishops Castle, SY9 5PA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Shropshire
- Pupils on roll
- 128 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive and are happy in this nurturing school.”
- “They are kind to each other and have excellent manners.”
- “The school rules of ‘ready, respectful and safe’ are threaded through all aspects of school life.”
To improve
- “Historically, outcomes at key stage 2 have been lower than national averages.”
- “However, at times the choice of learning activity does not always support pupils to learn as well as they could.”
- “This means pupils do not learn what leaders expect.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 November 2023 (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) | 50% | 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.
- Lydbury North Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Norbury Primary School and Nursery 3.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stiperstones CofE Primary School 3.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St George's CofE Academy, Clun 5.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Newcastle CofE Primary School 5.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Clunbury CofE Primary School 6.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Chirbury CofE VC Primary School & Busy Bees Nursery 7.0 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Wistanstow CofE Primary School 7.2 mi Not judged Last distance published