Academy sponsor led · Shropshire

Cheswardine Primary and Nursery School

2–11Ages
54Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150521URN

Glebe Close, Cheswardine, Market Drayton, TF9 2RU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.8 below Shropshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Shropshire

6 applications for 5 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

33%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 · 10 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
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

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Shropshire median (2.0) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

6 applications · 5 places offered · 5 named it first

2026 1.2; Shropshire median median 2.1
2025 1.8; Shropshire median median 1.9
2024 2.0; Shropshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2023 2.3; Shropshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2022 1.5; Shropshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2021 2.2; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 1.6; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2019 1.0; Shropshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 1.3; Shropshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Shropshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 0.9; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2014 1.2; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Shropshire median

Dashed bars: as Cheswardine Primary and Nursery School (URN 123357), 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	5	6	1.2	5	1.00
Sep 2025	4	7	1.8	4	1.00
Sep 2024 *	7	14	2.0	7	1.00
Sep 2023 *	3	7	2.3	3	1.00
Sep 2022 *	10	15	1.5	10	1.00
Sep 2021 *	5	11	2.2	4	0.80
Sep 2020 *	5	8	1.6	5	1.00
Sep 2019 *	7	7	1.0	7	1.00
Sep 2018 *	7	9	1.3	6	0.86
Sep 2017 *	4	7	1.8	4	1.00
Sep 2016 *	5	7	1.4	4	0.80
Sep 2015 *	12	11	0.9	10	0.83
Sep 2014 *	10	12	1.2	10	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 50% · Maths 50% → all three 33% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard33%87th of 95 in Shropshire

Shropshire 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Shropshire 75% England 78%

Higher standard0%

Shropshire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Shropshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Shropshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Shropshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Shropshire 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	33%	0%	104	100
2023/24
2022/23

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

Cheswardine Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.2applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Hinstock Primary School
4.2 km · Shropshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Hugo Meynell CofE (VC) Primary School
6.2 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Longlands Primary School
6.4 km · Shropshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School
6.6 km · Shropshire

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place
Market Drayton Junior School
6.8 km · Shropshire

Remains Good2022

51%met the SATs standard
Stoke-on-Tern Primary School
6.8 km · Shropshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery
7.4 km · Shropshire

Some aspects not as strong2024

1.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School
7.5 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2019

3.9applications per place

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150521 · 893/2015
Trust: Collective Vision Trust
Capacity: 84 pupils · 54 on roll
Free school meals: 18.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2024
Replaced: Cheswardine Primary and Nursery School (URN 123357)
Address: Glebe Close, Cheswardine, Market Drayton, TF9 2RU
Local authority: Shropshire

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