Secondary schools in Shropshire
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Shropshire has 20 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 2,982 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 81% stayed in education (England 86%): 15% in a school sixth form, 45% at a sixth form college, 19% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 5% of leavers, well above the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 36% of students in Shropshire went to university (England 37%), and 16% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 42.5 against 46.1 for England; 37% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Shropshire against England
| Measure | Shropshire | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 2,982 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 15% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 45% | 13% |
| — further education college | 19% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Shropshire
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (20)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belvidere SchoolAcademy converter | 830 | 83% | 4% | 5% | 5% | — | 39.8 | 34% |
| Bridgnorth Endowed SchoolAcademy converter | 601 | 80% | 8% | 21% | 7% | — | 44.4 | 39% |
| Church Stretton SchoolAcademy converter | 539 | 88% | 1% | 25% | 3% | — | 46.0 | 45% |
| Idsall SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,172 | 86% | 35% | 23% | 6% | 51% | 41.0 | 32% |
| Lakelands AcademyAcademy converter | 590 | 76% | 8% | 14% | 3% | — | 43.1 | 34% |
| Ludlow Church of England SchoolAcademy converter | 626 | 82% | 0% | 57% | 5% | — | 41.9 | 30% |
| Mary Webb School and Science CollegeAcademy converter | 632 | 77% | 3% | 6% | 12% | — | 43.5 | 38% |
| Meole Brace SchoolAcademy converter | 1,316 | 83% | 4% | 3% | 7% | — | 44.6 | 38% |
| Oldbury Wells SchoolAcademy converter | 740 | 87% | 14% | 28% | 6% | — | 44.9 | 44% |
| Shrewsbury AcademyAcademy converter | 817 | 76% | 4% | 7% | 3% | — | 33.2 | 20% |
| Sir John Talbot's SchoolAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 861 | 85% | 32% | 40% | 5% | 34% | 46.8 | 48% |
| St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)Academy sponsor led | 703 | 30% | 6% | 13% | 4% | — | 36.4 | 26% |
| The Community College, Bishop's CastleFoundation school | 507 | 69% | 0% | 17% | 3% | — | 43.4 | 35% |
| The Corbet SchoolAcademy converter | 691 | 89% | 6% | 12% | 1% | — | 47.2 | 45% |
| The Grove SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 856 | 81% | 31% | 36% | 7% | 58% | 39.5 | 28% |
| The Lacon Childe SchoolAcademy converter | 563 | 84% | 2% | 54% | 4% | — | 45.8 | 40% |
| The Marches SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,346 | 75% | 37% | 19% | 5% | 44% | 43.1 | 39% |
| The Priory SchoolAcademy converter | 852 | 94% | 12% | 3% | 2% | — | 52.7 | 56% |
| The Thomas Adams SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,214 | 77% | 25% | 18% | 6% | 48% | 43.4 | 36% |
| William Brookes SchoolAcademy converter | 748 | 84% | 19% | 14% | 6% | 45% | 41.4 | 38% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (16)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 33% | — | — |
| Adcote School for Girlsindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | 51.7 | 38% |
| Concord Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 536 | — | — | — | — | — | 24.5 | 0% |
| Ellesmere Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 432 | — | — | — | — | — | 31.6 | 0% |
| Moreton Hall Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 333 | — | — | — | — | — | 50.4 | 54% |
| Oswestry Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 458 | — | — | — | — | — | 48.6 | 49% |
| Shrewsbury High Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 309 | — | — | — | — | — | 65.6 | 74% |
| Shrewsbury Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 848 | — | — | — | — | — | 23.6 | 0% |
| Bettws Lifehousespecial · Other independent special school | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | 6.6 | 7% |
| Lamledge Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.6 | 0% |
| Smallbrook Schoolspecial · Other independent special school · sixth form | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.7 | 0% |
| The Henslow and Evolution Schoolspecial · Other independent special school · sixth form | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0 | 0% |
| The Mewsspecial · Other independent special school | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0% |
| Severndale Specialist Academystate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 424 | 100% | 0% | 5% | 0% | — | 0.8 | 0% |
| The Keystone Academystate · Free schools special | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | 7.8 | 0% |
| Woodlands Schoolstate · Academy special sponsor led | 67 | 82% | 0% | 27% | 0% | — | 4.9 | 0% |