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Hodnet Primary School

Community school · Market Drayton · TF9 3NS

Ages 5–11 · 179 pupils · Shropshire

KS2 expected (RWM)

71%

Overall absence

4.1%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)71%
Higher standard (RWM)14%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.4%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
157

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2023/24 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

28

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
45
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
Applications from outside LA
5
Offers to outside-LA applicants
3

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill88%

179 pupils · 203 places

Pupils on roll
179
Boys / girls
91 / 88
School capacity
203
Capacity fill
179 / 203 (88%)
Free school meals
10.1%
FSM pupils
18
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Penny Lyall

Location

Address
Shrewsbury Street, Hodnet
Postcode
TF9 3NS
Town
Market Drayton
County
Shropshire
Local authority
Shropshire
District
Shropshire
Constituency
North Shropshire
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural village

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Market Drayton, Shropshire, 179 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 10.1%.

Open schools in Market Drayton
14
Primary schools in Market Drayton
13
Academies among open schools in Market Drayton
57% (8)
Open schools in TF9
14
Primary in TF9
13
Open schools in Shropshire LA
187
Primary in Shropshire LA
127

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in Market DraytonNear TF9

  • Hodnet Primary School

    Academy converter · Primary

    Market Drayton · TF9 3NS · Shropshire

    Ages 5–11

    • FSM9.3%
    • Demand1.00

    0.0 miles away

  • Stoke-on-Tern Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Market Drayton · TF9 2LF · Shropshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM24.3%
    • Demand1.00

    2.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Penny Lyall

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