Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
9.029 miles
Published by Shropshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery 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.
Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery 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 | 9.029 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 9.029 miles away, the 14th longest of 123 Shropshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 4.25 miles).
- The 2026 Reception entry had 51 first-choice applications for 51 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 51% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% 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
- Longmeadow Site, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, SY3 0NU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Shropshire
- Pupils on roll
- 472 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 18 December 2024
Strengths
- “This lovely school sits firmly at the heart of its community.”
- “Pupils respond wonderfully to the school’s high expectations of them.”
- “This is evident in pupils’ high attendance and their positive conduct.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, teaching does not move pupils on when they are ready to learn new things.”
- “When this happens, it slows pupils’ learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 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) | 51% | 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: 51 first-preference applications, 51 offers in total, 51 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.
- Meole Brace Church of England Primary School and Nursery 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Radbrook Primary School 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Condover CofE Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bowbrook Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Coleham Primary School 2.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St George's Junior School 2.3 mi Good
- Woodfield Infant School & Nursery 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Mereside Church of England Primary Academy 2.5 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published