Free schools · Shropshire

Barrow 1618 CofE Free School

4–11Ages
93Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
138268URN

Barrow, Broseley, TF12 5BW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

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

42 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%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 · 8 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

8 November 2023
Graded inspection: Good
14 June 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (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)

42 applications · 14 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.0; Shropshire median median 2.1
2025 2.6; Shropshire median median 1.9
2024 2.7; Shropshire median median 2.0
2023 4.5; Shropshire median median 2.0
2022 2.9; Shropshire median median 1.9
2021 2.7; Shropshire median median 1.6
2020 2.7; Shropshire median median 1.6
2019 3.6; Shropshire median median 1.7
2018 3.8; Shropshire median median 1.7
2017 2.9; Shropshire median median 1.7
2016 2.3; Shropshire median median 1.6
2015 2.5; Shropshire median median 1.6
2014 2.9; Shropshire median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Shropshire median in 13 of 13 years.

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	14	42	3.0	16	1.14
Sep 2025	14	37	2.6	17	1.21
Sep 2024	13	35	2.7	16	1.23
Sep 2023	12	54	4.5	19	1.58
Sep 2022	14	40	2.9	17	1.21
Sep 2021	12	32	2.7	16	1.33
Sep 2020	12	32	2.7	18	1.50
Sep 2019	14	50	3.6	24	1.71
Sep 2018	12	46	3.8	25	2.08
Sep 2017	12	35	2.9	15	1.25
Sep 2016	12	28	2.3	23	1.92
Sep 2015	12	30	2.5	13	1.08
Sep 2014	11	32	2.9	14	1.27

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 77% · Maths 92% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%12th of 95 in Shropshire

Shropshire 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard92%

Shropshire 75% England 78%

Higher standard54%

Shropshire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Shropshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Shropshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard92%

Shropshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Shropshire 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	77%	8%	110	108
2023/24	75%	6%	107	105
2022/23	27%	0%	104	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

Barrow 1618 CofE Free SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery
2.6 km · Shropshire

Requires improvement2024

1.7applications per place
Broseley CofE Primary School
2.6 km · Shropshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Much Wenlock Primary School
3.5 km · Shropshire

2026

1.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary Academy
3.8 km · Telford and Wrekin

2026
Woodlands Primary School and Nursery
4.6 km · Telford and Wrekin

Remains Good2023
William Reynolds Primary School and Nursery
4.9 km · Telford and Wrekin

Remains Outstanding2023

1.7applications per place
Buildwas Academy
5.0 km · Shropshire

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School
5.1 km · Telford and Wrekin

Good2022

3.6applications per place 72%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: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138268 · 893/2000
Trust: Barrow 1618 the School Co
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 84 pupils · 93 on roll
Free school meals: 9.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 3 September 2012
Address: Barrow, Broseley, TF12 5BW
Local authority: Shropshire

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