Schools in Market Drayton
Market Drayton is a rural market town in north Shropshire with 14 schools spread across the town and surrounding villages. The primary sector is extensive — 13 primary schools serve an area that includes outlying communities such as Adderley, Stoke-on-Tern and Hinstock. Five of these hold a religious character, and four are currently oversubscribed, so catchment proximity is a key admissions factor for families in the town centre.
Secondary education is provided by The Grove School, a large comprehensive covering Market Drayton and the north Shropshire hinterland. Five schools have been rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. Admissions are coordinated by Shropshire Council, and families in neighbouring villages should confirm which secondary catchment applies to their address before applying for 2026 entry.
School demand in Market Drayton
Across the 14 schools in Market Drayton with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 87%. 4 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
5 schools in Market Drayton have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
8 of the schools in Market Drayton are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Shropshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
6 of the schools in Market Drayton have a current Ofsted rating, of which 5 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Market Drayton: 4 oversubscribed (13)
Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Community school
Market Drayton · TF9 2HB
Stoke-on-Tern Primary School
Primary · Community school
Market Drayton · TF9 2LF
Adderley CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Market Drayton · TF9 3TF
Moreton Say CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Market Drayton · TF9 3RS
Norton-in-Hales CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Market Drayton · TF9 4AT
Hugo Meynell CofE (VC) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Market Drayton · TF9 4NU
Longlands Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Market Drayton · TF9 1QU
Market Drayton Junior School
Primary · Academy converter
MARKET DRAYTON · TF9 3HU
Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter
Market Drayton · TF9 3BA
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Market Drayton · TF9 4DN
Hinstock Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Market Drayton · TF9 2TE
Hodnet Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Market Drayton · TF9 3NS
Cheswardine Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Market Drayton · TF9 2RU
Secondary Schools in Market Drayton (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Market Drayton are set by Shropshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.