Market Drayton Junior School
Market Drayton Junior School, Market Drayton, TF9 3HU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EMPOWER TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Emma Tibbitts
- Constituency
- North Shropshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 333
- URN
- 145788
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01630652769
About this school
Market Drayton Junior School is a primary academy in Market Drayton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 333 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Market Drayton Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 89 | 85 | 91 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 62% | 51% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 78% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 76% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 76% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Market Drayton Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Shropshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 55.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 51% | 56.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 359 |
| 2023/24 | 362 |
| 2024/25 | 337 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Market Drayton Junior School compares
Market Drayton Junior School ranked 65th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51% | 4.3% | 32.6% | 333 | — |
| Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School | — | 4.9% | 26.4% | 346 | 0.3 miles |
| Longlands Primary School | 61% | 6.2% | 46.3% | 201 | 0.9 miles |
| Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery | 58% | 6.8% | 19.7% | 76 | 1.6 miles |
| Moreton Say CofE Primary School | 80% | 2.4% | 11.2% | 111 | 2.3 miles |
| Norton-in-Hales CofE Primary School | 56% | 3.9% | 12.9% | 75 | 3.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.64%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.3%
- Persistent absence
- 8.75%
Location
Nearby schools
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Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School0.3 miles
Primary · Market Drayton
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Longlands Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Market Drayton
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Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery1.6 miles
Primary · Market Drayton
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Moreton Say CofE Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Market Drayton
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Norton-in-Hales CofE Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Market Drayton
Other schools in Market Drayton
Market Drayton Junior School ranks 7th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Market Drayton.
- Adderley CofE Primary School Primary
- Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Cheswardine Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Hinstock Primary School Primary
- Hodnet Primary School Primary
- Hugo Meynell CofE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Longlands Primary School Primary
- Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School Primary
- Moreton Say CofE Primary School Primary
- Norton-in-Hales CofE Primary School Primary
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- Stoke-on-Tern Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Market Drayton Junior School teach?
- Market Drayton Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Market Drayton.
- Who is the head teacher of Market Drayton Junior School?
- The head teacher of Market Drayton Junior School is Mrs Emma Tibbitts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Market Drayton Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Market Drayton Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Market Drayton Junior School?
- Market Drayton Junior School has 333 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Market Drayton Junior School full?
- Market Drayton Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 333 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Market Drayton Junior School a faith school?
- No. Market Drayton Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Market Drayton Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Market Drayton Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Market Drayton Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Market Drayton Junior School is part of EMPOWER TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Market Drayton Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 51% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Market Drayton Junior School compare with other schools in Shropshire?
- Market Drayton Junior School ranked 65th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Market Drayton Junior School's absence rate?
- Market Drayton Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Market Drayton Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Market Drayton Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.