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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 15 September 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 7 November 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Market Drayton Infant School, URN 123382
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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 entry79 applications · 53 places offered · 53 named it first
- 2026 1.5; Shropshire median median 2.1
- 2025 1.2; Shropshire median median 1.9
- 2024 1.3; Shropshire median median 2.0
- 2023 1.2; Shropshire median median 2.0
- 2022 1.2; Shropshire median median 1.9
- 2021 1.2; Shropshire median median 1.6
- 2020 1.2; Shropshire median median 1.6
- 2019 1.2; Shropshire median median 1.7
- 2018 1.2; Shropshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2017 1.2; Shropshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2016 1.3; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2015 1.2; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2014 1.3; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- Shropshire median
Dashed bars: as Market Drayton Infant School (URN 123382), the previous school.
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 | 53 | 79 | 1.5 | 53 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 89 | 106 | 1.2 | 87 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2024 | 83 | 104 | 1.3 | 83 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 75 | 91 | 1.2 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 80 | 94 | 1.2 | 80 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 65 | 75 | 1.2 | 65 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 89 | 105 | 1.2 | 95 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2019 | 79 | 93 | 1.2 | 77 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2018 * | 90 | 111 | 1.2 | 93 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2017 * | 87 | 104 | 1.2 | 87 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 90 | 115 | 1.3 | 91 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2015 * | 89 | 110 | 1.2 | 94 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2014 * | 86 | 108 | 1.3 | 86 | 1.00 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Market Drayton Infant & Nursery SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20221.5applications per place
- 0.5 km · ShropshireRemains Good202251%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · ShropshireGood20231.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- 3.0 km · ShropshireSome aspects not as strong20241.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 4.2 km · ShropshireGood20232.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
- 5.0 km · ShropshireRemains Good20222.4applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- 5.9 km · ShropshireGraded · no overall grade20251.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 6.1 km · StaffordshireRemains Good20193.9applications per place
- 6.2 km · ShropshireOutstanding20244.0applications per place
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 145792 · 893/2070
- Trust
- Empower Trust
- Capacity
- 270 pupils · 346 on roll
- Free school meals
- 19.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 June 2018
- Replaced
- Market Drayton Infant School (URN 123382)
- Address
- Longslow Road, Market Drayton, TF9 3BA
- Local authority
- Shropshire
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources