Voluntary controlled school · Shropshire

Moreton Say CofE Primary School

2–11Ages
111Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
123485URN

Moreton Say, Market Drayton, TF9 3RS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.5 above Shropshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Shropshire

25 applications for 10 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Shropshire 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Shropshire median (2.0) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

25 applications · 10 places offered · 10 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Shropshire median median 2.1
2025 1.9; Shropshire median median 1.9
2024 2.1; Shropshire median median 2.0
2023 1.3; Shropshire median median 2.0
2022 1.7; Shropshire median median 1.9
2021 1.9; Shropshire median median 1.6
2020 1.4; Shropshire median median 1.6
2019 1.9; Shropshire median median 1.7
2018 1.3; Shropshire median median 1.7
2017 1.8; Shropshire median median 1.7
2016 1.6; Shropshire median median 1.6
2015 1.5; Shropshire median median 1.6
2014 1.8; Shropshire median median 1.6

This school
Shropshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	10	25	2.5	10	1.00
Sep 2025	15	29	1.9	18	1.20
Sep 2024	14	29	2.1	14	1.00
Sep 2023	19	24	1.3	19	1.00
Sep 2022	12	20	1.7	12	1.00
Sep 2021	11	21	1.9	11	1.00
Sep 2020	16	22	1.4	15	0.94
Sep 2019	14	26	1.9	14	1.00
Sep 2018	15	20	1.3	15	1.00
Sep 2017	15	27	1.8	15	1.00
Sep 2016	13	21	1.6	13	1.00
Sep 2015	11	16	1.5	11	1.00
Sep 2014	13	23	1.8	12	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 93% · Maths 87% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%8th of 95 in Shropshire

Shropshire 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Shropshire 75% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Shropshire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Shropshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Shropshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Shropshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Shropshire 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Shropshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	80%	13%	109	105
2023/24
2022/23	67%	11%	106	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Moreton Say CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery
3.3 km · Shropshire

Some aspects not as strong2024

1.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Market Drayton Junior School
3.7 km · Shropshire

Remains Good2022

51%met the SATs standard
Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School
4.2 km · Shropshire

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place
Longlands Primary School
4.9 km · Shropshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Lower Heath CofE Primary School
5.8 km · Shropshire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Adderley CofE Primary School
6.4 km · Shropshire

Outstanding2024

4.0applications per place
Stoke-on-Tern Primary School
6.5 km · Shropshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Hodnet Primary School
6.6 km · Shropshire

Not yet inspected

1.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123485 · 893/3077
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 111 on roll
Free school meals: 13.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Moreton Say, Market Drayton, TF9 3RS
Local authority: Shropshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources