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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 13 November 2019Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Meole Brace Church of England Primary and Nursery, URN 135789
- 17 November 2015Graded inspection: Good · as Meole Brace Church of England Primary and Nursery, URN 135789
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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 entry123 applications · 57 places offered · 54 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.
- 2026 2.2; Shropshire median median 2.1
- 2025 2.6; Shropshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2024 2.3; Shropshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2023 2.5; Shropshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2022 2.4; Shropshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2021 2.0; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2020 1.9; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2019 2.0; Shropshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2018 2.8; Shropshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2017 2.5; Shropshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2016 2.0; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2015 1.6; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2014 1.6; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- Shropshire median
Dashed bars: as Meole Brace Church of England Primary and Nursery (URN 135789), 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 | 57 | 123 | 2.2 | 54 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2025 * | 55 | 140 | 2.6 | 48 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2024 * | 54 | 124 | 2.3 | 50 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2023 * | 59 | 146 | 2.5 | 54 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2022 * | 58 | 139 | 2.4 | 47 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2021 * | 57 | 114 | 2.0 | 50 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2020 * | 52 | 97 | 1.9 | 49 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2019 * | 45 | 91 | 2.0 | 41 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2018 * | 30 | 85 | 2.8 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 43 | 106 | 2.5 | 40 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2016 * | 50 | 102 | 2.0 | 56 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2015 * | 38 | 62 | 1.6 | 35 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2014 * | 46 | 75 | 1.6 | 45 | 0.98 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Meole Brace Church of England Primary School and NurseryThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20192.2applications per place
- 1.3 km · ShropshireStandards maintained20254.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · ShropshireStandards maintained20241.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · ShropshireOutstanding20243.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 2.3 km · ShropshireGood202368%met the SATs standard
- 2.4 km · ShropshireGraded · no overall grade20252.3applications per place
- 2.5 km · Shropshire20264.0applications per place
- 2.7 km · ShropshireRemains Good · concerns noted20242.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 3.5 km · ShropshireSpecial measures Inadequate20231.9applications per place
- 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
- 150601 · 893/5206
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 420 pupils · 461 on roll
- Free school meals
- 18.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 February 2025
- Replaced
- Meole Brace Church of England Primary and Nursery (URN 135789)
- Address
- Church Road, Meole Brace, Shrewsbury, SY3 9HG
- Local authority
- Shropshire
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources