Schools near SY9
Bishops Castle, Shropshire · ranked for your family, with the reasons
1 state primary school within 2 miles and 1 state secondary school within 5 miles of the middle of SY9, ranked. Change what matters and the list re-ranks, every reason shown. i
State primary schools near SY9
1 state primary school within 2 miles of the middle of SY9, ranked by what matters to you.
- 50of 100
Every first choice met in 2026 · Ofsted: Good (2023) · classes of 26 on average
How it scored 50
- Resultsmatters3.8 of 20 points
Better than 19% of 14,817 state schools in England: 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables
- Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points
Ofsted, October 2023: Good. Ofsted
- Distancematters4.6 of 20 points
1.5 miles from the middle of SY9, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register
- Getting inmatters20 of 20 points
In 2026 every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers
- Attendance and behavioura little0.9 of 10 points
Pupils missed 7.0% of sessions in 2024/25, against 5.3% at schools with a similar intake; 8.1 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 1.3 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level
- Class sizea little5.3 of 10 points
Classes average 25.6 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level
State secondary schools near SY9
1 state secondary school within 5 miles of the middle of SY9, ranked by what matters to you.
Every first choice met in 2026 · Ofsted: School remains Good (2023) · 1.5 miles
How it scored 66
- Resultsmatters6.7 of 20 points
Better than 33% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of -0.22 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables
- Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points
Ofsted, from a shorter ungraded visit in June 2023: School remains Good. Ofsted
- Distancematters14 of 20 points
1.5 miles from the middle of SY9, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register
- Getting inmatters20 of 20 points
In 2026 every family that put it first for Year 7 was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers
- Attendance and behavioura little2.8 of 10 points
Pupils missed 8.9% of sessions in 2024/25, against 7.4% at schools with a similar intake; 13.3 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 8.9 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level
- Class sizea little7.8 of 10 points
Classes average 22.6 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level
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