Stokesay Primary School
Market Street, Craven Arms, SY7 9NW
150 pupils · 71% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- TRUSTED SCHOOLS ALLIANCE
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Free school meals
- 27%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Exceptional |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 14 April 2026, published 15 June 2026. 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 | 79% |
| 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 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 16 | 16 | 20 | 16 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 14 | 14 | 21 | 14 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 13 | 13 | 20 | 13 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 14 | 14 | 21 | 14 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 18 | 18 | 22 | 18 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 11 | 11 | 15 | 11 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
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
- Wistanstow CofE Primary School 3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Onny CofE (A) Primary School 4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Clunbury CofE Primary School 6.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Corvedale CofE Primary School 7.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School 8.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Lydbury North Church of England Primary School 9.1 km · Good — 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.