Schools in Craven Arms
Shropshire · 8 schools
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Schools in Craven Arms (8)
- Clunbury CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · SY7 0HE
Ofsted: Good (2021)New report cardKS2: 100% expected (2025) - Corvedale CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · SY7 9DH
Ofsted: Good (2024)KS2: 72% expected (2025) - Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · SY7 0LL
Ofsted: Good (2023)KS2: 67% expected (2025) - St George's CofE Academy, Clun
Primary · Ages 3-11 · SY7 8JQ
Ofsted: Good (2011)KS2: 79% expected (2025) - Stokesay Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · SY7 9NW
Ofsted: Good (2021)New report cardKS2: 83% expected (2025) - Wistanstow CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · SY7 8DQ
Ofsted: Good (2015)KS2: 45% expected (2025)
By type:Primary schools in Craven Arms (8)
8
8 primary · 0 secondary
632
72% capacity used
2
0 outstanding · 2 good
875
243 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
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Area Performance (2025)
KS2 Reading
68.0%
KS2 Maths
73.3%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
302 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +76 primary and +54 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
72% occupied · 243 spare places
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.