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Best Schools in Craven Arms

Shropshire · 8 schools ranked by Ofsted Rating

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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Shropshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

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Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Shropshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

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Schools in Craven Arms ranked

1

Clunbury CofE Primary School

SY7 0HEAges 2-1155 pupils
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Good
2

Stokesay Primary School

SY7 9NWAges 3-11150 pupils
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Good
3

St George's CofE Academy, Clun

SY7 8JQAges 3-11110 pupils
Primary
Academy converter
Good
4

Corvedale CofE Primary School

SY7 9DHAges 2-1183 pupils
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Good
5

Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School

SY7 0LLAges 4-1175 pupils
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Good
6

Wistanstow CofE Primary School

SY7 8DQAges 4-1151 pupils
Primary
Voluntary controlled school
Good
7

Newcastle CofE Primary School

SY7 8QLAges 5-1121 pupils
Primary
Voluntary controlled school
Good
8

Onny CofE (A) Primary School

SY7 9AWAges 2-1187 pupils
Primary
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Questions parents ask about schools in Craven Arms

How many schools are there in Craven Arms?

Craven Arms has 8 open schools.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Are there any Outstanding schools in Craven Arms?

None of the 7 graded schools in Craven Arms currently holds an Outstanding rating. 7 are rated Good, so 100% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Source: Ofsted

Which primary schools in Craven Arms have the best SATs results?

Of the 7 primary schools in Craven Arms with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Clunbury CofE Primary School (100% in reading, 100% in maths); Stokesay Primary School (83% in reading, 83% in maths); and St George's CofE Academy, Clun (71% in reading, 86% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Clunbury CofE Primary SchoolStokesay Primary SchoolSt George's CofE Academy, Clun

Source: DfE school performance data

Do schools in Craven Arms have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Craven Arms have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Craven Arms?

Apply to your council - Shropshire; or Herefordshire, County of, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.