Overall Oxbridge
#388
4 ranked schools · +526 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
151
Offers
26
Offer rate17.2%
-5.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Shrewsbury
Founded with a castle and abbey by the Norman Earl Roger de Montgomery in 1074, Shrewsbury grew within a meander of the River Severn to become the county town of Shropshire. The medieval street plan survives largely undisturbed, with over 660 listed buildings marking every other street. Charles Darwin was born here. Around 77,000 people lived in the parish at the 2021 census.
Kingsland and Coleham are among the most sought-after pockets for school catchments, and Acton Burnell, southeast of the centre, is widely regarded as one of Shropshire's most competitive addresses for school places. Longnor and Bicton Heath extend the residential spread, and five railway lines meet at Shrewsbury station, with West Midlands Railway services reaching Birmingham New Street in around an hour.
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Primary
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9
Secondary
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1
All-through
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2
Post-16
colleges
8
Special
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1
Other
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of which7sixth forms·30faith68 total
Area Performance
Shrewsbury schools rank in the top 51% of England
Across 59 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.24/10, -0.16 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
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Distribution across all Shrewsbury schools
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Shrewsbury vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 51%
Across all ranked Shrewsbury schools
Top 53%Primaryavg #7,961 of 14,978
Top 56%Secondaryavg #2,181 of 3,862
Top 23%Sixth formavg #592 of 2,555
Primary schools: 42 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.06 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,961
-3 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 53% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
61%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
6%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.06 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,961
-3 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 53% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
61%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
6%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 10 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.9/10
-0.47 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,181
-6 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 56% of 3,862
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
57%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
40.4
+1.3 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.9/10
-0.47 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,181
-6 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 56% of 3,862
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
57%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
40.4
+1.3 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 7 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
-0.34 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#592
+27 pts vs medianmedian 1,278
top 23% of 2,555
% A*-A at A-Level
46%
+21 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
67%
+16 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
-0.34 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#592
+27 pts vs medianmedian 1,278
top 23% of 2,555
% A*-A at A-Level
46%
+21 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
67%
+16 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#221
3 ranked schools · +32 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
80
Offers
8
Offer rate10.0%
-5.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#780
4 ranked schools · -7 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
71
Offers
18
Offer rate25.4%
-4.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Top 3 Secondary Schools
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Shrewsbury
Top 3 Sixth Forms
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