Hadnall Church of England Primary School, Shrewsbury
Hadnall Church of England Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Shrewsbury. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 24th-highest of the 32 schools in Shrewsbury with published results, and 10,716th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.3 first-choice applications for every place. It was full in 2025, at 112% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Shropshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Hadnall Church of England Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Hadnall Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 72% in Shropshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 87% in reading and 87% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Hadnall Church of England Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 20 families put Hadnall Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 54 named it as one of their preferences, for 15 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Hadnall Church of England Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hadnall Church of England Primary School are St Marys CofE Primary School (2.3 miles, Good, 85% reading, 76% maths); Greenacres Primary School (2.5 miles, Requires improvement, 71% reading, 50% maths); Clive CofE Primary School (2.7 miles, 83% reading, 75% maths); and Harlescott Junior School (2.8 miles, 74% reading, 68% maths).
Hadnall Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
St Marys CofE Primary SchoolGreenacres Primary SchoolClive CofE Primary SchoolHarlescott Junior School
What parents say
34 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Hadnall Church of England Primary School (as of September 2025): 94% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 70% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (70%).
Who goes there
1.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Yorton Rail Station, about 2.7 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (adjacent), 30 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 5 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, burglary and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Shropshire (10).
Suspensions and exclusions
Hadnall Church of England Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from July 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This is a warm, welcoming school where kindness and community are central to everything. Children thrive in a supportive environment where strong relationships with staff help them behave well and enjoy learning. The school excels at teaching reading across all subjects and provides excellent support for children with additional needs, ensuring every child can succeed.
Key Strengths
- Strong emphasis on reading across all subjects with effective phonics teaching from Reception onwards - pupils develop into fluent and confident readers
- Excellent support for pupils with SEND within lessons, including use of technology, enabling them to learn well
- Well-developed personal development provision with strong community links, outdoor learning opportunities and a range of clubs (drama, football, running, art)
- High expectations for pupil achievement with improving outcomes and strong staff-pupil relationships
- Pupils given many leadership opportunities including school councillors, kindness ambassadors, safeguarding squad and eco councillors
Areas for Improvement
- In some subjects, precise knowledge that pupils should learn in each year group is not clearly defined, meaning learning does not build logically - the school needs to better sequence important knowledge across the curriculum
- Pupils' understanding of different faiths and cultures is not secure as this work is at an early stage of implementation - the school should develop richer opportunities for pupils to experience and understand the breadth of different cultures and world religions in modern Britain
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school has created an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Drama club, football club, running club, art club
Hadnall Church of England Primary School is a small school with kindness at its heart, maintaining good standards with a strong sense of community where pupils live by the REACH values of respect, enthusiasm, aspiration, courage and hope.
At a Glance
1.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
34 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 87% to 69% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 87% to 69% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 93% to 77% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.8
Avg class size
4
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Hadnall Church of England Primary School
Term dates
Hadnall Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by Shropshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Monday 24 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Hadnall Church of England Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Hadnall Church of England Primary School is in Shropshire; for families living there:
Apply to Shropshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Shropshire is 1 (the median across 187 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Hadnall Church of England Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
112%
Over capacity
118 pupils
105 places
13 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Shrewsbury
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Shrewsbury
Across Shropshire council
Places available
3,420
Applications
2,582
Got 1st preference
97.4%
Got preferred school
99.8%
All primary applications across Shropshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
16
SEN Support
4
EHC Plans
16.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
119
Total Pupils
60
Boys
59
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
7
Teachers
17.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,150
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,730
Per pupil
£722k
Total funding
£5k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.4%
Overall absence
5.0%
Persistent absence
100
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Hadnall Church of England Primary School
What are SATs results like at Hadnall Church of England Primary School?
Of the pupils at Hadnall Church of England Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 69% reached the expected standard in reading and 69% did so in maths.
What is Hadnall Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Hadnall Church of England Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in July 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Hadnall Church of England Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Hadnall Church of England Primary School is oversubscribed, Shropshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Hadnall Church of England Primary School?
Hadnall Church of England Primary School was full in 2025, at 112% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Hadnall Church of England Primary School?
Classes at Hadnall Church of England Primary School average 29.8 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Hadnall Church of England Primary School?
Hadnall Church of England Primary School has around 119 pupils on roll. 2% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Hadnall Church of England Primary School?
3.4% of sessions were missed at Hadnall Church of England Primary School in 2024/25. 5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Hadnall Church of England Primary School?
Apply through Shropshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Hadnall Church of England Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
What are Hadnall Church of England Primary School's term dates?
Hadnall Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by Shropshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Monday 24 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Hadnall Church of England Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Shropshire is 1 (the median across 187 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Hadnall Church of England Primary School?
Hadnall Church of England Primary School is at Hadnall CE Primary School, Astley Lane, Hadnall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 4BE.
Sources: Shropshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)