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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 20 March 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)
- 17 June 2014Graded inspection: Good · as Mereside Church of England Primary School, URN 135788
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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 entry102 applications · 51 places offered · 48 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.
- 2026 2.0; Shropshire median median 2.1
- 2025 1.7; Shropshire median median 1.9
- 2024 1.9; Shropshire median median 2.0
- 2023 1.9; Shropshire median median 2.0
- 2022 1.9; Shropshire median median 1.9
- 2021 1.4; Shropshire median median 1.6
- 2020 1.7; Shropshire median median 1.6
- 2019 1.5; Shropshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2018 1.6; Shropshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2017 1.9; Shropshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2016 1.0; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2015 1.3; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2014 1.1; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- Shropshire median
Dashed bars: as Mereside Church of England Primary School (URN 135788), 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 | 51 | 102 | 2.0 | 48 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2025 | 55 | 93 | 1.7 | 45 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2024 | 48 | 89 | 1.9 | 46 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 | 48 | 93 | 1.9 | 44 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2022 | 59 | 112 | 1.9 | 74 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2021 | 46 | 63 | 1.4 | 35 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2020 | 55 | 91 | 1.7 | 48 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2019 * | 54 | 82 | 1.5 | 58 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2018 * | 28 | 44 | 1.6 | 27 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 * | 30 | 57 | 1.9 | 27 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2016 * | 44 | 43 | 1.0 | 29 | 0.66 |
| Sep 2015 * | 32 | 42 | 1.3 | 31 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2014 * | 37 | 39 | 1.1 | 28 | 0.76 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 82% · Writing 82% · Maths 69% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Shropshire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 67% | 7% | 106 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 11% | 103 | 102 |
| 2022/23 | 54% | 2% | 102 | 103 |
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
- Mereside Church of England Primary AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · concerns noted20242.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · ShropshireGood20232.9applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · ShropshireSpecial measures Inadequate20231.9applications per place
- 1.8 km · ShropshireOutstanding20243.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · ShropshireGraded · no overall grade20252.9applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
- 2.7 km · ShropshireRemains Good20192.2applications per place
- 2.7 km · ShropshireGraded · no overall grade20243.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 2.8 km · ShropshireNot yet inspected2.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 2.9 km · ShropshireRequires improvement20232.8applications per place
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 147106 · 893/5205
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 420 pupils · 364 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 October 2019
- Replaced
- Mereside Church of England Primary School (URN 135788)
- Address
- Mereside, Springfield, Shrewsbury, SY2 6LE
- Local authority
- Shropshire
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources