Academy converter · Shropshire

Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery

3–11Ages
194Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
150400URN

New Park Road, Castlefields, Shrewsbury, SY1 2SP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Not yet inspected

As the previous school: Good2015

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Shropshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Shropshire

38 applications for 18 places · 29th of 73 in Shropshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Shropshire 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Not yet inspected under its current URN (since Feb 2024)

Before: Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery URN 123554 Good2015

For Ofsted a new URN is a new school: earlier results are the previous school's, shown as such. New schools are usually first inspected in their third year.

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

38 applications · 18 places offered · 18 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Shropshire median median 2.1
2025 2.1; Shropshire median median 1.9
2024 2.0; Shropshire median median 2.0
2023 1.8; Shropshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2022 1.9; Shropshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2021 1.0; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 1.5; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2019 1.3; Shropshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 1.8; Shropshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Shropshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2016 1.2; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.2; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Shropshire median

Dashed bars: as Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery (URN 123554), 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	18	38	2.1	18	1.00
Sep 2025	18	37	2.1	16	0.89
Sep 2024	19	38	2.0	19	1.00
Sep 2023 *	23	41	1.8	21	0.91
Sep 2022 *	17	32	1.9	15	0.88
Sep 2021 *	22	22	1.0	15	0.68
Sep 2020 *	16	24	1.5	12	0.75
Sep 2019 *	16	20	1.3	12	0.75
Sep 2018 *	20	36	1.8	16	0.80
Sep 2017 *	16	21	1.3	10	0.63
Sep 2016 *	30	36	1.2	27	0.90
Sep 2015 *	26	30	1.2	19	0.73
Sep 2014 *	21	35	1.7	19	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 77% · Maths 57% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%60th of 95 in Shropshire

Shropshire 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Shropshire 75% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Shropshire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Shropshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Shropshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Shropshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard13%

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	53%	3%	107	102
2023/24	70%	15%	108	106
2022/23	58%	6%	104	105

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

Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

Not yet inspected

2.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
The Martin Wilson School
0.1 km · Shropshire

Requires improvement2023

2.8applications per place
Greenfields Primary School
0.8 km · Shropshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Mount Pleasant Primary
0.9 km · Shropshire

2026

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Wilfred Owen Primary School
0.9 km · Shropshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Crowmoor Primary School
1.3 km · Shropshire

Special measures Inadequate2023

1.9applications per place
Belvidere Primary School
1.5 km · Shropshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Sundorne Infant School and Nursery
1.6 km · Shropshire

Good2021

1.4applications per place
St Giles CofE Primary School
1.7 km · Shropshire

Good2023

2.9applications per place 42%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150400 · 893/3354
Trust: Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 194 on roll
Free school meals: 16.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2024
Replaced: Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery (URN 123554)
Address: New Park Road, Castlefields, Shrewsbury, SY1 2SP
Local authority: Shropshire

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