Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
5.393 miles
Published by Shropshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Shrewsbury, Shropshire for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Shropshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Bicton 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 | 5.393 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 drew 10 first-choice applications for 12 offers: 0.8 first choices per offer, the 2nd lowest of 123 Shropshire primary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Reception place in 2026, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 5.393 miles, the 46th longest of the 123 Shropshire primary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 4.25 miles.
- The share of pupils counted for free school meals is 18.9%, against a middle figure of 11.6% 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
- Bicton Lane, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EH
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Shropshire
- Pupils on roll
- 127 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 10 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 10 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.
- Oxon CofE Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Bowbrook Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Trinity CofE Primary School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Woodfield Infant School & Nursery 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St George's Junior School 2.3 mi Good
- Radbrook Primary School 2.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Greenfields Primary School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Mount Pleasant Primary 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published