Meole Brace Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Shrewsbury · SY3 9HG
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 13 November 2019
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461 pupils · 100% of 420 capacity
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Free school meals
- 18.1% of pupils
- Nursery
- Yes
- URN
- 150601
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
0.95 first-choice applications per place57 places offered · 54 first-choice applications · roughly balanced
Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.
Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)
Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.