Junior schools start at Year 3, so children join here from an infant school.
Infant school
Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School
This school
Market Drayton Junior School
Partner infant school
Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School
Nursery to Year 2 · 490 m away from Market Drayton Junior School
Every child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School.
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 8 November 2022
Compared with the local authority and England
The share of pupils reaching the standard expected for their age, and the share going beyond it.
| Measure | School | Shropshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths — expected | 51% | 58% | 63% |
| Reading, writing & maths — higher | 5% | 6% | 8% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — expected | 68% | 70% | 73% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — higher | 22% | 24% | 30% |
A score of 100 is the expected standard; 110 or more is a higher standard.
| Subject | School | Shropshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling | 103 | 104 | 105 |
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted last inspected Market Drayton Junior School on 8 November 2022 and did not give an overall grade.
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Year 3 place starting that September. Every child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School. 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.
No. Distance only counts when Market Drayton Junior 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.
Market Drayton Junior School had 333 pupils aged 7 to 11 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 360. It is a mixed school.
Academy sponsor led
0.9 miles away
Community school
1.6 miles away
Voluntary controlled school
2.3 miles away
Voluntary controlled school
3.4 miles away
Community school
3.5 miles away