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Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery

PrimaryAges 2–11AcademyChurch of England

near Ford, SY3 8EH · Shropshire local authority

Ford’s Schools page →

Getting in
10/10
first choices offered a place, 2026 (England: 93%)
How full
127 pupils
86% of its 147 places
Free school meals
20%
20 in 100 pupils eligible · outlined square = England’s schools (25)
The gist

What stands out about Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery

  • No letter for this school: the reason is below.
  • Ofsted: Requires improvement, September 2021 (shown, not graded)
  • Outside any built-up area: listed with Ford, the nearest town
  • Every family who put it first got a place for September 2026 (10 of 10)
  • Homes in its postcode sector (SY3 8) sold for a median £365,000; Ford’s is £255,000
Getting in

How hard is it to get a place at Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery?

Every family who put it first got a place for September 2026.

10
families put it first for September 2026
12
places offered
100%
of first choices offered a place (England’s primaries: 93%)
First choices and places, by year of entry
20252026
Families who put it firstPlaces offered

In every year shown, every family who put it first was offered a place. The council runs the coordinated admissions; each school’s rules (siblings, distance, faith) decide who gets in. DfE doesn’t publish the furthest distance offered, so check the council’s admissions booklet for that. Shropshire Church of England Academies Trust sets the admissions rules. Apply through Shropshire council’s coordinated admissions.

Demand for primary schools nearby, September 2026

Outline = places offered · green = families who put it first · striped = more first choices than places

1.17 per place
83% got their first choice
1.13 per place
85% got their first choice
0.94 per place
100% got their first choice
0.93 per place
100% got their first choice
0.84 per place
100% got their first choice
Bicton CofE Primary School and Nursery
0.83 per place
100% got their first choice
Its letter

No letter for Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery

No published results for this school: a new school, or a cohort small enough for DfE to suppress. No results, no letter.

Letters go to England’s open mainstream state schools with published Key Stage 2 or GCSE results (grammar schools included), each against the schools of its own phase.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspections

Shown, not graded: Ofsted is never part of a letter or the School Grade.

Graded inspection: Requires improvement, September 2021.

The full reports on Ofsted ↗

Living nearby

Living near Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery

For families thinking of moving: what homes cost around the school, and the other schools close by.

Home prices in SY3 8, the school’s postcode sector

Ford property prices →
£365,000
median sale, 438 sales in 36 months · Ford £255,000

Median sale price each year, 2010 to 2025

£150K£200K£250K£300K£350K£400K2010201520202025SY3 8Ford
SY3 8Ford

By type, the 36 months to August 2026

Detached
£464K
Semi-detached
£380K
Terraced
£262K
Flat
£166K
SY3 8Ford

Homes in SY3 8 sell for well over Ford’s typical price. HM Land Registry Price Paid, standard sales. Catchments aren’t published, so the postcode sector stands in for “around the school”.

Schools within 1.6 miles

1 state school
0.5 mi1 mi1.5 miNA−Bicton Church of England Pr…
ABCDNo letterPrimarySecondary / all-through

near Ford, SY3 8EH

Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery: common questions

How hard is it to get into Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery?

For September 2026, 10 families put Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery first and all of them were offered a place; 12 places were offered in all.

What is Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery’s Ofsted rating?

Its latest inspection outcome is Requires improvement (September 2021).

How much do houses cost near Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery?

Homes in its postcode sector, SY3 8, sold for a median £365,000 over the 36 months to August 2026 (438 sales).

Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Key Stage 2 performance tables (2023–2025, three-year average) and Key Stage 4 (2025/26, provisional); Ofsted state-funded school inspections as at 30 September 2026. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Also: DfE Key Stage 4 performance, schools data (2023/24 and 2024/25 final, 2025/26 provisional) and Key Stage 2 performance tables 2024/25 by subject; DfE school census, January 2025; DfE school-level applications and offers, September 2019 to 2026 entry; HM Land Registry Price Paid by postcode sector, 2010 to August 2026.

A school’s letter is our own summary of its published results against England’s schools of the same phase; Ford’s School Grade is a separate grade, built from the results of the schools in and around the town against other towns. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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