St Marys CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
8.679 miles
Published by Shropshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Marys CofE Primary School is a primary school in Shrewsbury, Shropshire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 18 December 2024. Shropshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
St Marys 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 | 8.679 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2026, the last child offered a Reception place lived 8.679 miles away, the 15th longest of 123 Shropshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 28 first-choice applications for 27 offers; 27 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (4%) was not offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility is 14.2% of pupils, against a middle figure of 22.8% 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
- Poynton Road, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, SY4 4JR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Shropshire
- Pupils on roll
- 226 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 18 December 2024
Strengths
- “Children and pupils thrive in this caring and inclusive school.”
- “They have complete confidence that all staff have their best interests at heart.”
- “Consequently, pupils enjoy school life immensely.”
To improve
- “However, historically, there has not been enough focus on developing pupils’ ability to record their learning and ideas clearly and legibly.”
- “Consequently, previous learning is not always easily accessible to them.”
- “The school is aware that more work is needed to improve this aspect, particularly for older pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 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) | 68% | 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: 28 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 27 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.
- Hadnall Church of England Primary School 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Clive CofE Primary School 3.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Harlescott Junior School 4.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Greenacres Primary School 4.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sundorne Infant School and Nursery 4.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Grange Primary School 4.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Lucia's CofE Primary School & Nursery 5.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Bomere Heath Church of England Primary School 5.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published