Academy sponsor led · Shropshire

Grange Primary School

2–11Ages
164Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147539URN

Bainbridge Green, Harlescott, Shrewsbury, SY1 3QR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Shropshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Shropshire

36 applications for 19 places · 38th of 73 in Shropshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

19%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 · 24 January 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Shropshire median (2.0) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

36 applications · 19 places offered · 18 named it first

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

2026 1.9; Shropshire median median 2.1
2025 2.6; Shropshire median median 1.9
2024 2.4; Shropshire median median 2.0
2023 2.6; Shropshire median median 2.0
2022 1.9; Shropshire median median 1.9
2021 1.5; Shropshire median median 1.6
2020 1.3; Shropshire median median 1.6
2019 1.5; Shropshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 0.8; Shropshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Shropshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2016 1.1; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Shropshire median

Dashed bars: as Grange Primary (URN 139933), Grange Primary (URN 135775), 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	19	36	1.9	18	0.95
Sep 2025	12	31	2.6	11	0.92
Sep 2024	14	33	2.4	14	1.00
Sep 2023	11	28	2.6	11	1.00
Sep 2022	12	23	1.9	11	0.92
Sep 2021	17	25	1.5	17	1.00
Sep 2020	19	25	1.3	16	0.84
Sep 2019 *	25	37	1.5	21	0.84
Sep 2018 *	29	22	0.8	15	0.52
Sep 2017 *	30	38	1.3	28	0.93
Sep 2016 *	42	45	1.1	31	0.74
Sep 2015 *	30	48	1.6	26	0.87
Sep 2014 *	34	49	1.4	28	0.82

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 44% · Writing 50% · Maths 38% → all three 19% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard19%93rd of 95 in Shropshire

Shropshire 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard44%

Shropshire 75% England 78%

Higher standard6%

Shropshire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 98 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Shropshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Shropshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard38%

Shropshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Shropshire 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 97 (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	19%	0%	98	97
2023/24	33%	0%	101	98
2022/23	22%	0%	99	96

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

Grange Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.9applications per place 19%met the SATs standard
Greenacres Primary School
0.6 km · Shropshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Mount Pleasant Primary
1.1 km · Shropshire

2026

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Sundorne Infant School and Nursery
1.4 km · Shropshire

Good2021

1.4applications per place
Harlescott Junior School
1.8 km · Shropshire

Good2023

53%met the SATs standard
Greenfields Primary School
1.8 km · Shropshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
The Martin Wilson School
1.9 km · Shropshire

Requires improvement2023

2.8applications per place
Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery
2.0 km · Shropshire

Not yet inspected

2.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Wilfred Owen Primary School
2.2 km · Shropshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.1applications per place 69%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147539 · 893/2012
Trust: Marches Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 164 on roll
Free school meals: 45.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2019
Replaced: Grange Primary (URN 139933); Grange Primary (URN 135775)
Address: Bainbridge Green, Harlescott, Shrewsbury, SY1 3QR
Local authority: Shropshire

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