Shropshire school admissions

For a September 2027 start, secondary applications close on 31 Oct 2026 and primary applications on 15 Jan 2027. Always confirm details on the council's own admissions page.

How to apply

Apply online through the council where you live, naming several schools in order of preference — including schools in other council areas. Every preference is considered equally against each school's admission criteria, and you're offered the highest-ranked school that can offer you a place.

We haven't yet confirmed the council's admissions page link.

GOV.UK: School admissions

Key dates for September 2027

Secondary applications close	31 Oct 2026	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Primary (reception) applications close	15 Jan 2027	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Secondary national offer day	1 Mar 2027	1 March or next working day
Primary national offer day	16 Apr 2027	16 April or next working day

Appeals

The council hasn't published a single appeal date we've confirmed. By law you must have at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter.

Source: School Admissions Code and School Admission Appeals Code (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Applications and offers by school, 2026/27

Catchment areas and admission decisions are made by the school's admissions authority (the local council or, for academies and many faith schools, the school or trust). Distances and past figures don't guarantee a place.

Secondary schools (20)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Belvidere School	168	467	168	150	2.8 per offer
Bridgnorth Endowed School	123	335	148	122	2.7 per offer
Church Stretton School	117	209	106	106	1.8 per offer
Idsall School	197	277	170	166	1.4 per offer
Lakelands Academy	113	242	107	107	2.1 per offer
Ludlow Church of England School	118	158	115	115	1.3 per offer
Mary Webb School and Science College	115	307	105	105	2.7 per offer
Meole Brace School	270	675	198	198	2.5 per offer
Oldbury Wells School	154	341	112	112	2.2 per offer
Shrewsbury Academy	139	208	117	117	1.5 per offer
Sir John Talbot's School	141	236	129	129	1.7 per offer
St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)	49	138	54	49	2.8 per offer
The Community College, Bishop's Castle	45	66	44	44	1.5 per offer
The Corbet School	153	348	164	149	2.3 per offer
The Grove School	150	190	138	138	1.3 per offer
The Lacon Childe School	99	146	95	95	1.5 per offer
The Marches School	204	243	197	197	1.2 per offer
The Priory School	168	724	231	165	4.3 per offer
The Thomas Adams School	207	463	237	203	2.2 per offer
William Brookes School	123	222	113	110	1.8 per offer

Primary schools (124)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Adderley CofE Primary School	5	20	5	5	4.0 per offer
Albrighton Primary School & Nursery	33	61	33	33	1.8 per offer
Alveley Primary School	10	11	10	10	1.1 per offer
Barrow 1618 CofE Free School	14	42	16	13	3.0 per offer
Baschurch CofE Primary School	29	58	28	28	2.0 per offer
Beckbury Church of England Primary School and Nursery	7	18	6	6	2.6 per offer
Belvidere Primary School	25	73	25	25	2.9 per offer
Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery	12	44	10	10	3.7 per offer
Bishop Hooper Church of England Primary School	11	33	11	11	3.0 per offer
Bishops Castle Primary School	8	12	8	8	1.5 per offer
Bitterley CofE Primary School (Aided)	10	25	10	10	2.5 per offer
Bomere Heath Church of England Primary School	27	40	26	26	1.5 per offer
Bowbrook Primary School	30	120	34	29	4.0 per offer
Brockton CofE Primary School	4	9	4	4	2.3 per offer
Broseley CofE Primary School	23	39	23	23	1.7 per offer
Brown Clee CofE Primary School	6	11	5	5	1.8 per offer
Bryn Offa CofE Primary School	18	25	18	18	1.4 per offer
Buildwas Academy	6	11	5	5	1.8 per offer
Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery	8	12	8	8	1.5 per offer
Burford CofE Primary School	16	26	16	16	1.6 per offer
Castlefields Primary School	30	78	34	30	2.6 per offer
Cheswardine Primary and Nursery School	5	6	5	5	1.2 per offer
Chirbury CofE VC Primary School & Busy Bees Nursery	6	7	6	6	1.2 per offer
Christ Church Church of England Primary School	13	24	11	11	1.8 per offer
Church Preen Primary School	2	10	2	2	5.0 per offer
Claverley CofE Primary School	18	30	22	18	1.7 per offer
Clee Hill Community Academy	15	26	15	15	1.7 per offer
Cleobury Mortimer Primary School	17	21	17	17	1.2 per offer
Clive CofE Primary School	15	34	14	14	2.3 per offer
Clunbury CofE Primary School	2	8	2	2	4.0 per offer
Cockshutt CofE Primary School and Nursery	6	19	6	6	3.2 per offer
Coleham Primary School	60	229	75	60	3.8 per offer
Condover CofE Primary School	20	50	19	17	2.5 per offer
Corvedale CofE Primary School	7	14	7	7	2.0 per offer
Criftins CofE Primary School and Nursery	14	33	14	14	2.4 per offer
Crowmoor Primary School	26	49	26	26	1.9 per offer
Ellesmere Primary School	38	62	38	38	1.6 per offer
Farlow CofE Primary School	4	12	4	4	3.0 per offer
Gobowen Primary School	29	60	29	29	2.1 per offer
Grange Primary School	19	36	18	18	1.9 per offer
Greenacres Primary School	10	22	10	10	2.2 per offer
Greenfields Primary School	39	70	38	38	1.8 per offer
Hadnall Church of England Primary School	15	54	20	15	3.6 per offer
Highley Community Primary School	25	30	25	25	1.2 per offer
Hinstock Primary School	13	19	13	13	1.5 per offer
Hodnet Primary School	29	43	27	27	1.5 per offer
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery	30	55	30	30	1.8 per offer
John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery	19	33	18	18	1.7 per offer
Kinlet CofE Primary School	7	19	7	7	2.7 per offer
Kinnerley Church of England Primary School and Nursery	15	21	15	15	1.4 per offer
Long Mountain CofE Primary School	12	22	12	12	1.8 per offer
Longden CofE Primary School	15	32	14	14	2.1 per offer
Longlands Primary School	20	33	20	20	1.7 per offer
Longnor CofE Primary School	15	29	18	15	1.9 per offer
Lower Heath CofE Primary School	16	43	16	16	2.7 per offer
Ludlow Primary School	31	47	31	31	1.5 per offer
Lydbury North Church of England Primary School	2	3	2	2	1.5 per offer
Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School	53	79	53	53	1.5 per offer
Meole Brace Church of England Primary School and Nursery	57	123	54	54	2.2 per offer
Mereside Church of England Primary Academy	51	102	48	48	2.0 per offer
Minsterley Primary School	19	38	19	19	2.0 per offer
Morda CofE Primary School	20	41	20	20	2.1 per offer
Moreton Say CofE Primary School	10	25	10	10	2.5 per offer
Morville CofE (Controlled) Primary School	4	13	3	3	3.3 per offer
Mount Pleasant Primary	40	83	38	38	2.1 per offer
Much Wenlock Primary School	18	28	18	18	1.6 per offer
Myddle CofE Primary School	10	41	10	10	4.1 per offer
Newcastle CofE Primary School	2	3	2	2	1.5 per offer
Newtown CofE Primary School	14	30	14	14	2.1 per offer
Norbury Primary School and Nursery	6	16	6	6	2.7 per offer
Norton-in-Hales CofE Primary School	10	24	10	10	2.4 per offer
Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School	51	79	51	51	1.5 per offer
Onny CofE (A) Primary School	6	15	6	6	2.5 per offer
Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	16	46	16	16	2.9 per offer
Oxon CofE Primary School	60	155	70	58	2.6 per offer
Pontesbury CofE Primary School	26	57	25	25	2.2 per offer
Prees CofE Primary School	24	65	22	22	2.7 per offer
Radbrook Primary School	31	142	26	26	4.6 per offer
Rushbury CofE Primary School	8	18	8	8	2.3 per offer
Selattyn CofE Primary School	8	23	8	8	2.9 per offer
Sheriffhales Primary School and Preschool	15	69	18	14	4.6 per offer
Shifnal Primary School	50	110	51	50	2.2 per offer
Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery	18	38	18	18	2.1 per offer
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery	15	32	15	15	2.1 per offer
St Andrew's CofE Primary School	60	106	60	58	1.8 per offer
St Edward's CofE Primary School	5	10	5	5	2.0 per offer
St George's CofE Academy, Clun	13	15	13	13	1.2 per offer
St Giles CofE Primary School	33	96	30	30	2.9 per offer
St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School and Nursery	16	53	16	16	3.3 per offer
St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	25	53	24	24	2.1 per offer
St Laurence CofE Primary School	30	58	30	30	1.9 per offer
St Lawrence CofE Primary School	18	30	18	18	1.7 per offer
St Leonard's CofE Primary School	20	55	18	18	2.8 per offer
St Lucia's CofE Primary School & Nursery	22	35	21	21	1.6 per offer
St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)	21	38	21	21	1.8 per offer
St Mary's CofE Primary School	23	53	20	20	2.3 per offer
St Mary's CofE Primary School	3	5	3	3	1.7 per offer
St Marys CofE Primary School	27	44	28	27	1.6 per offer
St Peter's CofE Primary School	46	59	45	45	1.3 per offer
St Thomas and St Anne CofE Primary School	12	31	12	12	2.6 per offer
St. Mary's Bluecoat Church of England Primary School	8	22	7	7	2.8 per offer
Stiperstones CofE Primary School	2	8	2	2	4.0 per offer
Stoke-on-Tern Primary School	12	22	12	12	1.8 per offer
Stokesay Primary School	16	20	16	16	1.3 per offer
Stottesdon CofE Primary School	15	27	17	15	1.8 per offer
Sundorne Infant School and Nursery	85	116	82	82	1.4 per offer
The Martin Wilson School	12	34	12	12	2.8 per offer
The Meadows Primary School	34	88	34	34	2.6 per offer
Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery	17	61	19	17	3.6 per offer
Trefonen CofE Primary School	9	18	9	9	2.0 per offer
Trinity CofE Primary School	27	38	25	25	1.4 per offer
Welshampton CofE Primary School	12	20	12	12	1.7 per offer
West Felton Church of England Primary School and Nursery	20	34	20	20	1.7 per offer
Weston Lullingfields Church of England Primary School and Nursery	4	10	4	4	2.5 per offer
Weston Rhyn Primary School	17	26	17	17	1.5 per offer
Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academy	79	92	79	79	1.2 per offer
Whittington CofE (VA) Primary School	32	73	32	32	2.3 per offer
Whixall CofE Primary School	8	34	8	8	4.3 per offer
Wilfred Owen Primary School	18	55	18	18	3.1 per offer
Wistanstow CofE Primary School	4	11	4	4	2.8 per offer
Woodfield Infant School & Nursery	67	157	63	63	2.3 per offer
Woodside Primary School	64	111	64	64	1.7 per offer
Woore Primary and Nursery School	12	21	12	12	1.8 per offer
Worfield Endowed Church Of England Primary School	26	37	23	23	1.4 per offer

Source: DfE secondary and primary school applications and offers (Open Government Licence v3.0).

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Questions

When is the Shropshire secondary school application deadline?

31 October for a September start, set nationally by the School Admissions Code. Late applications are usually considered only after on-time ones.

How long do I have to appeal?

Admission authorities must give you at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter (usually offer day). Many councils publish a specific date — use the council's date where shown.

Does this page tell me my chance of getting a place?

No. Places depend on each school's oversubscription criteria, which change every year. Only the admissions authority decides.