Overall Oxbridge
#388
4 ranked schools · +526 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
151
Offers
26
Offer rate17.2%
-5.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
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.
Area Performance
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
Distribution across all Shrewsbury schools
Shrewsbury vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Shrewsbury schools
top 53% of 14,978
top 53% of 14,978
top 56% of 3,862
top 56% of 3,862
top 23% of 2,555
top 23% of 2,555
Overall Oxbridge
4 ranked schools · +526 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
151
Offers
26
Oxford
3 ranked schools · +32 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
80
Offers
8
Cambridge
4 ranked schools · -7 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
71
Offers
18
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