Schools in Market Drayton
Shropshire · 14 schools
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Shropshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
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.
Schools in Market Drayton (14)
- Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Ages 3-11 · TF9 2HB
Ofsted: Good (2015)KS2: 67% expected (2025) - Hugo Meynell CofE (VC) Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · TF9 4NU
Ofsted: Good (2013)KS2: 88% expected (2025) - Market Drayton Junior School
Primary · Ages 7-11 · TF9 3HU
Ofsted: Good (2017)KS2: 68% expected (2025) - Moreton Say CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · TF9 3RS
Ofsted: Good (2023)KS2: 90% expected (2025) - Norton-in-Hales CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · TF9 4AT
Ofsted: Good (2012)KS2: 67% expected (2025) - Stoke-on-Tern Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · TF9 2LF
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2023)KS2: 79% expected (2025) - The Grove School
Secondary · Ages 11-18 · TF9 1HF
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2023)Attainment 8: 38.2 (2026) - St Mary's CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · TF9 4DN
By type:Primary schools in Market Drayton (13)Secondary schools in Market Drayton (1)
14
13 primary · 1 secondary
2,789
85% capacity used
3
1 outstanding · 2 good
3,296
507 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
Best Schools in Market Drayton
View the full league table - ranked by Ofsted, Progress 8, KS2 results and more
Best Schools in Shropshire
Compare all schools across the county
Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
38.2
GCSE Eng+Maths
28.0%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
491 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +123 primary and +88 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
92% occupied · 157 spare places
Secondary Schools
71% occupied · 350 spare places
Questions parents ask about schools in Market Drayton
How many schools are there in Market Drayton?
Market Drayton has 14 open schools: 13 state primary and 1 state secondary or all-through.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Which schools in Market Drayton are rated Outstanding?
1 school in Market Drayton was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Adderley CofE Primary School. Counting Good as well, 80% of the 10 graded schools here are rated 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 Market Drayton have the best SATs results?
Of the 10 primary schools in Market Drayton with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Moreton Say CofE Primary School (93% in reading, 87% in maths); Hugo Meynell CofE (VC) Primary School (91% in reading, 85% in maths); and Hodnet Primary School (85% in reading, 81% 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.
Moreton Say CofE Primary SchoolHugo Meynell CofE (VC) Primary SchoolHodnet Primary School
Source: DfE school performance data
Are there grammar schools in Market Drayton?
No. None of the state secondary schools in Market Drayton selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Do schools in Market Drayton have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Market Drayton 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 Market Drayton?
Apply to your council - Shropshire or Staffordshire, 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.