Market Drayton Junior School
Market Drayton Junior School is an academy converter in Market Drayton for pupils aged 7 to 11. It has 333 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Market Drayton Junior School is Good, from an inspection in November 2017 of its predecessor, Market Drayton Junior School. In 2025, 51% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: January 2023. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 7-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Market Drayton Junior School Market Drayton Junior School Alexandra Road Market Drayton Shropshire TF9 3HU |
| Phone | 01630652769 |
| Reference Number | 145788 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 333 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 49.85%
Girls: 50.15% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 34.2% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 6.6% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 30.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.3 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 32 | 44 | 76 |
| 4 | 34 | 32 | 66 |
| 5 | 55 | 48 | 103 |
| 6 | 45 | 43 | 88 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 88% |
| White, Other | 3.9% |
| Indian | 1.8% |
| African | 1.5% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.9% |
| White & Asian | 0.6% |
| Mixed, Other | 0.6% |
| Asian, Other | 0.6% |
| Unclassified | 0.3% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.3% |
| Irish | 0.3% |
| Pakistani | 0.3% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Market Drayton Junior School, inspected in November 2017.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 08 Nov 2022 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 08 Nov 2022 | School inspection |
| 07 Jun 2018 | Academy conversion letter |
| 09 Nov 2017 | Full inspection: |
| Previously as Market Drayton Junior School | |
| 13 Dec 2012 | Full inspection: |
| 07 Jan 2011 | Interim assessment |
| 13 Mar 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 07 Oct 2002 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 51% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 5% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 105 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 102 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | -0.1 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 0.9 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | -0.9 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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In 2024–25 Market Drayton Junior School had 339 pupils for 360 places. 21 places (5.8%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Market Drayton Primary” planning area
Shropshire counted 212 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 196 in 2029–30, down 8%.
| 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 |
| Pupils | 355 | 359 | 355 | 359 | 361 | 339 |
| Unfilled | 1.4% | 0.3% | 1.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 5.8% |
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
In 2024–25 pupils at Market Drayton Junior School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 2.6% | 2.0% | 5.0% | 4.0% | 3.9% | 3.5% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.
In 2024–25, 0.3% of pupils at Market Drayton Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.
In 2025–26 Market Drayton Junior School had 25.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 30.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.1 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 13.4 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 0.0% | 6.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 30.4% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 64.7% | – | 21.1% | 68.4% | 61.1% | 61.1% | 23.5% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 3.1 | – | 6.5 | 5.8 | 8.6 | 4.3 | 2.8 | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 14.7% of pupils at Market Drayton Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Social, emotional and mental health | 16 | 3 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 8 | 0 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 5 | 3 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 7 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 4 | 0 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 3 | 1 |
| Hearing impairment | 1 | 1 |
| Multi-sensory impairment | 2 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 2 | 0 |
| Severe learning difficulty | 0 | 2 |
| Vision impairment | 1 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2024–25 Market Drayton Junior School received £6,784 and spent £6,278 for each of its 337 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £404,000 (£1,198 per pupil).
Across all 8 schools of Empower Trust, income was £7,163 and spending £6,944 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £290,000 | £222,000 | £231,000 | £178,000 | £201,000 | £212,000 | £404,000 |
| per pupil | £832 | £611 | £647 | £501 | £561 | £585 | £1,198 |
| In-year balance | £41,000 | -£64,000 | -£1,000 | £34,000 | £18,000 | £23,000 | £170,000 |
| per pupil | £117 | -£177 | -£2 | £96 | £51 | £62 | £506 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.
| Name | Distance |
|
Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School
Longslow Road, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3BA |
0.31 miles |
|
Longlands Primary School
Linden Way, Fairfields, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 1QU |
0.86 miles |
|
Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery
Buntingsdale Park, Tern Hill, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 2HB |
1.6 miles |
|
Moreton Say CofE Primary School
Moreton Say, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3RS |
2.32 miles |
|
Norton-in-Hales CofE Primary School
Main Road, Norton-in-Hales, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 4AT |
3.39 miles |
|
Stoke-on-Tern Primary School
Rosehill Road, Stoke Heath, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 2LF |
3.48 miles |
|
Adderley CofE Primary School
Adderley, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3TF |
3.96 miles |
|
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Mucklestone, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 4DN |
4.11 miles |
|
Cheswardine Primary and Nursery School
Glebe Close, Cheswardine, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 2RU |
4.2 miles |
|
Hinstock Primary School
Hinstock, Hinstock Primary School, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 2TE |
4.77 miles |
|
Hugo Meynell CofE (VC) Primary School
Eccleshall Road, Loggerheads, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 4NU |
4.77 miles |
|
Hodnet Primary School
Shrewsbury Street, Hodnet, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3NS |
4.85 miles |
| Name | Distance |
|
The Grove School
Newcastle Road, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 1HF |
0.84 miles |
All schools in Market Drayton · Shropshire local authority: places and applications
Market Drayton Junior School is part of Empower Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:
- Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School Market Drayton
- St Peter's CofE Primary School Shrewsbury
- St Marys CofE Primary School Shrewsbury
- Greenacres Primary School Shrewsbury
- Wilfred Owen Primary School Shrewsbury
- Woodfield Infant School & Nursery Shrewsbury
- St George's Junior School Shrewsbury
What is Market Drayton Junior School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Market Drayton Junior School is Good, from an inspection in November 2017 of its predecessor, Market Drayton Junior School.
When was Market Drayton Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?
Market Drayton Junior School was last inspected in January 2023.
How many pupils does Market Drayton Junior School have?
Market Drayton Junior School has 333 pupils on roll.
What age range does Market Drayton Junior School cover?
Market Drayton Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.
What are Market Drayton Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 51% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Market Drayton Junior School?
Market Drayton Junior School is at Market Drayton Junior School, Market Drayton Junior School, Alexandra Road, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3HU.