Voluntary aided school · Shropshire

Bishop Hooper Church of England Primary School

2–11Ages
121Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
135790URN

Shropshire, Ashford Carbonel, Ludlow, SY8 4BX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

1.0 above Shropshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Shropshire

33 applications for 11 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%met the expected standard

Shropshire 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

24 June 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
7 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

3.0applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Shropshire median (2.0) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

33 applications · 11 places offered · 11 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 3.0; Shropshire median median 2.1
2025 1.8; Shropshire median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Shropshire median median 2.0
2023 3.0; Shropshire median median 2.0
2022 1.7; Shropshire median median 1.9
2021 2.3; Shropshire median median 1.6
2020 1.8; Shropshire median median 1.6
2019 1.7; Shropshire median median 1.7
2018 1.5; Shropshire median median 1.7
2017 2.4; Shropshire median median 1.7
2016 2.1; Shropshire median median 1.6
2015 2.2; Shropshire median median 1.6
2014 2.9; 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	11	33	3.0	11	1.00
Sep 2025	15	27	1.8	14	0.93
Sep 2024	12	21	1.8	12	1.00
Sep 2023	9	27	3.0	9	1.00
Sep 2022	15	26	1.7	19	1.27
Sep 2021	12	27	2.3	11	0.92
Sep 2020	13	23	1.8	13	1.00
Sep 2019	11	19	1.7	11	1.00
Sep 2018	15	23	1.5	16	1.07
Sep 2017	14	34	2.4	20	1.43
Sep 2016	15	32	2.1	21	1.40
Sep 2015	15	33	2.2	19	1.27
Sep 2014	15	44	2.9	19	1.27

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 79% · Maths 71% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%79th of 95 in Shropshire

Shropshire 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Shropshire 75% England 78%

Higher standard7%

Shropshire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Shropshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Shropshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Shropshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Shropshire 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	43%	0%	101	102
2023/24	50%	6%	102	100
2022/23	60%	0%	106	101

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

Bishop Hooper Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St Laurence CofE Primary School
3.6 km · Shropshire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Ludlow Primary School
4.3 km · Shropshire

Good2024

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Orleton CofE Primary School
4.5 km · Herefordshire, County of

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Bitterley CofE Primary School (Aided)
7.5 km · Shropshire

Good2023

2.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Burford CofE Primary School
7.7 km · Shropshire

2026

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Tenbury CofE Primary School
7.8 km · Worcestershire

Good2024

1.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Clee Hill Community Academy
8.0 km · Shropshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Luston Primary School
8.6 km · Herefordshire, County of

Remains Good2023

9.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 135790 · 893/5207
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 121 on roll
Free school meals: 23.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2009
Address: Shropshire, Ashford Carbonel, Ludlow, SY8 4BX
Local authority: Shropshire

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