Schools in Ludlow
Ludlow is a historic Shropshire market town with 8 schools — 6 primaries and Ludlow Church of England School as the secondary. Six of the eight schools have a Church of England character, making faith criteria a central feature of admissions across the area. Two schools are currently oversubscribed, and three have received Good or Outstanding Ofsted ratings.
Ludlow Church of England School serves pupils from the town and surrounding South Shropshire villages. Shropshire Council coordinates admissions for all maintained schools, publishing catchment boundaries and last-distance-offered data each spring. The average fill rate of 88% reflects moderate overall demand, though popular schools fill quickly in years with strong cohorts.
Use the catchment finder to check which school serves your specific Ludlow postcode. For the six Church of England schools, a Supplementary Information Form signed by a minister is required alongside the main Shropshire admissions application.
Primary schools in Ludlow: 2 oversubscribed (6)
Orleton CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Ludlow · SY8 4HQ
St Laurence CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Ludlow · SY8 1TP
Bishop Hooper Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Ludlow · SY8 4BX
Clee Hill Community Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Ludlow · SY8 3NE
Bitterley CofE Primary School (Aided)
Primary · Academy converter
Ludlow · SY8 3HF
Ludlow Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Ludlow · SY8 1HX
Secondary Schools in Ludlow (1)
Other Schools in Ludlow (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Ludlow are set by Herefordshire, County of and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.