Primary school in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Meole Brace Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Church Road, Meole Brace, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 9HG
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 13 November 2019.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 6 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 461
- Places
- 420
- How full
- Full — 461 pupils against 420 places
- Girls / boys
- 208 / 253
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Shropshire 023D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 49%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 8%
- Households owning their home
- 90%
- Households in social housing
- 2%
- Households with no car
- 8%
- Adults economically inactive
- 42%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- SHROPSHIRE CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Henry Bray
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Ward
- Meole
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- URN
- 150601
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radbrook Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 50% | 0.8 mi |
| Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 51% | 1.1 mi |
| Coleham Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2024 | 75% | 1.2 mi |
| St Winefride's RC Independent SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 1.3 mi |
| St George's Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 68% | 1.4 mi |
| Woodfield Infant School & NurseryAcademy converter | No grade | — | 1.5 mi |
| Bowbrook Primary SchoolFree schools | No grade | — | 1.5 mi |
| Mereside Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 67% | 1.7 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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