Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School

Previous inspections

• 15 September 2026School inspectionReport card
  Report
• 14 September 2022School inspection
  Report
• 12 November 2020Monitoring visit
  Report

Pupils

Pupils

356

Capacity

270

Girls / boys

50% / 50%

Free school meals

25%

Staff

Teachers (FTE)

12.4

Teaching assistants (FTE)

23.3

Leadership (FTE)

2.8

Part-time teachers

29%

School workforce census, 2025/26.

What is Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted inspected Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School on 15 September 2026 using a report card, which grades each area separately and gives no overall grade. The school met Ofsted's safeguarding standards. It was graded Expected standard for inclusion, for leadership and governance and for personal development and wellbeing; Needs attention for achievement, for curriculum and teaching, for attendance and behaviour and for early years.

How do I apply for a place at Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School?

Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. A place in its nursery class does not carry on into Reception, so you still need to apply.

Where do children go after Year 2 at Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School?

Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School is an infant school, so children move to a junior school for Year 3. Its partner junior school is Market Drayton Junior School, 490 m away. You apply for a Year 3 place through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2, even for Market Drayton Junior School. Check its admission arrangements for any priority it gives children from its partner infant school.

Does living near Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School guarantee a place?

No. Distance only counts when Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.