Schools in Market Drayton

About schools in Market Drayton

Most of the 14 schools listed in Market Drayton are primary schools. Its one secondary school is where pupils go on to after primary.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

58%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 10 schools with published results

Primary schools13

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Adderley CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2 to 11

• Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  58%

  expected standard
• Cheswardine Primary and Nursery School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  33%

  expected standard
• Hinstock Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  40%

  expected standard
• Hodnet Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Hugo Meynell CofE (VC) Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Longlands Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 7

• Market Drayton Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  51%

  expected standard
• Moreton Say CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• Norton-in-Hales CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2 to 11

  56%

  expected standard
• St Mary's CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• Stoke-on-Tern Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  50%

  expected standard

Secondary schools1

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• The Grove School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  39.5

  Attainment 8

Common questions about schools in Market Drayton

How many schools are in Market Drayton?

OfferDay lists 14 schools in Market Drayton, including 13 primary schools and one secondary school.

Who inspects schools in Market Drayton?

Every school in Market Drayton is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Market Drayton?

OfferDay ranks schools in Market Drayton where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 10 July 2026.