Meole Brace Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.131 miles
Published by Shropshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Meole Brace Church of England Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Shrewsbury, Shropshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Shropshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Meole Brace 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 | 2.131 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 2.131 miles, 29th shortest of 123 Shropshire primary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 4.25 miles.
- There were 54 first-choice applications for 57 Reception 2026 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Of its pupils, 17.8% are eligible for free school meals, above the middle figure of 10.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Shropshire.
- With 461 pupils on roll in January 2026, it has 23.5 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.9 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 Road, Meole Brace, Shrewsbury, SY3 9HG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Shropshire
- Pupils on roll
- 461 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 54 first-preference applications, 57 offers in total, 54 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.
- Radbrook Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Coleham Primary School 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St George's Junior School 1.4 mi Good
- Woodfield Infant School & Nursery 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bowbrook Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mereside Church of England Primary Academy 1.7 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Crowmoor Primary School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published