St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
8.086 miles
Published by Shropshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024 figure 🔒
St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Shrewsbury, Shropshire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Shropshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School and Nursery 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 | 8.086 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 8.086 miles, the 18th longest of 123 Shropshire primary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 4.25 miles.
- Reception 2026 drew 16 first-choice applications for 16 offers, 1.0 per offer and the 14th highest of 123 Shropshire primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 11.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 20% 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
- Church Street, Ruyton XI Towns, Shrewsbury, SY4 1LA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Shropshire
- Pupils on roll
- 122 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 16 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 16 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.
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Baschurch CofE Primary School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Weston Lullingfields Church of England Primary School and Nursery 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kinnerley Church of England Primary School and Nursery 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- West Felton Church of England Primary School and Nursery 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Myddle CofE Primary School 4.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cockshutt CofE Primary School and Nursery 5.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bomere Heath Church of England Primary School 5.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published