Barrow 1618 CofE Free School
Barrow, Broseley, TF12 5BW
93 pupils · 111% of 84 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- BARROW 1618 THE SCHOOL CO
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Free school meals
- 9.7%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 November 2023, published 14 December 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 77% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.14 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 14 | 16 | 42 | 14 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 14 | 17 | 37 | 14 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 13 | 16 | 35 | 13 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 12 | 19 | 54 | 12 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 14 | 17 | 40 | 14 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 12 | 16 | 32 | 12 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 12 | 18 | 32 | 12 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 14 | 24 | 50 | 14 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery 2.6 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Broseley CofE Primary School 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Much Wenlock Primary School 3.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary Academy 3.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Woodlands Primary School and Nursery 4.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- William Reynolds Primary School and Nursery 4.9 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.