Much Wenlock Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Much Wenlock, Shropshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
7.547 miles
Published by Shropshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Much Wenlock Primary School is a primary school in Much Wenlock, Shropshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Shropshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Much Wenlock 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 | 7.547 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 7.547 miles, 22nd longest of 123 Shropshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance; the middle figure was 4.25 miles.
- Reception 2026 had 18 first-choice applications for 18 offers, 1.0 first choices per offer and the 14th highest of 123 Shropshire primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- For Reception 2026, 4 of the 28 applications (14%) came from families living outside Shropshire, and 3 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 66% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 14% 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
- Racecourse Lane, Much Wenlock, TF13 6JG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Shropshire
- Pupils on roll
- 171 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils feel a sense of belonging at this school.”
- “They attend regularly and know that staff value and care for them.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are warm and nurturing.”
To improve
- “Leaders should embed their work to secure consistently effective teaching, so that pupils' achievement continues to improve by the time that they leave the school.”
- “Leaders should ensure that their approaches to securing pupils' regular levels of attendance continue to reduce the number of pupils with persistent absenteeism.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 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) | 66% | 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.
- Barrow 1618 CofE Free School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Buildwas Academy 3.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Broseley CofE Primary School 3.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Church Preen Primary School 4.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Morville CofE (Controlled) Primary School 4.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Brockton CofE Primary School 4.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published