Wilfred Owen Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.704 miles
Published by Shropshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Wilfred Owen Primary School is a primary school in Shrewsbury, Shropshire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 26 November 2024. Shropshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Wilfred Owen 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 | 0.704 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, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 0.704 miles, the 9th shortest of 123 Shropshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 4.25 miles).
- For Reception 2026 there were 18 first-choice applications for 18 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 57.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 23.7% 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
- The Monkmoor Campus, Woodcote Way, Monkmoor, Shrewsbury, SY2 5SH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Shropshire
- Pupils on roll
- 216 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 57.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 26 November 2024
Strengths
- “This is a warm, welcoming school where everyone is valued and included.”
- “They are thoughtful and kind to each other.”
- “This is because the school places a strong focus on pupils’ social and emotional well-being.”
To improve
- “However, the school does not have a consistent approach to handwriting and spelling and so some pupils do not develop the fluency to write as well as they should.”
- “Some pupils are late too often.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 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) | 69% | 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: 18 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 18 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.
- Belvidere Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Martin Wilson School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Crowmoor Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sundorne Infant School and Nursery 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Giles CofE Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Mount Pleasant Primary 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Harlescott Junior School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade