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SY8 is mostly in Shropshire (85% of its 824 postcodes), with the rest in Herefordshire, County of (15%). Figures are for the council area, not for SY8 alone
Wards in SY8

Map of schools in Shropshire

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Schools are coloured by their last Ofsted grade, or by results compared with England schools of the same type in the same year: reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school, and Attainment 8 at GCSE. Special, alternative provision, independent, nursery, 16 to 19 and all-through schools are not compared. Behind them, neighbourhoods are coloured by the education, skills and training measure of the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (England only). Sources: Department for Education, Ofsted, MHCLG. Open Government Licence v3.0. This map outlines Shropshire and its wards. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools and results

How schools here are spread and how pupils are doing. There are no league tables on this page.

Schools in the area
184
Oct 2026 · aggregated
Pupils on roll
43,666
2025/26 · aggregated
Graded schools rated Good or Outstanding
88.4%
as at 31 Aug 2026 · aggregated
2.8 percentage points lower than England
West Midlands 90.3%England 91.2%
KS2 reading, writing and maths at expected standard
57.6%
2024/25 · aggregated
5.2 percentage points lower than England
West Midlands 61.8%England 62.8%
KS4 Attainment 8 score
40.8
2024/25 · aggregated
10% lower than England
West Midlands 44England 45.3
Schools opened in the last two years
4
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026 · aggregated
How do we know these figures?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Schools in the area
Open schools (excluding children's centres) with a postcode in the area.
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
Oct 2026Shropshire (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Pupils on roll
Pupils on roll at schools in the area (January 2026 census where reported). Pupils may live elsewhere.
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2025/26Shropshire (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Graded schools rated Good or Outstanding
Share of schools with a 1-4 Ofsted grade that are Outstanding or Good.
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
as at 31 Aug 2026Shropshire (Council area)aggregated, high quality
KS2 reading, writing and maths at expected standard
Pupil-weighted share of year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in all of reading, writing and maths (2024/25).
Department for Education (compare school performance)
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
2024/25Shropshire (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Pupil-weighted mean of school percentages (eligible pupils). From 99 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
KS4 Attainment 8 score
Cohort-weighted mean of school Attainment 8 scores (2024/25).
Department for Education (compare school performance)
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
2024/25Shropshire (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Cohort-weighted mean of school Attainment 8 scores. From 34 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Schools opened in the last two years
New schools (not academy conversions, relaunches or mergers) with an opening date Oct 2024 - Sep 2026.
Department for Education (GIAS)
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026Shropshire (Council area)aggregated, medium quality
Method: Schools in an area

Each open school is located by the postcode of its GIAS record, so it belongs to exactly one postcode district, ward, built-up area, constituency, council and so on. A school is counted where it is, not where its pupils live; pupils often cross boundaries. Children's centres are excluded. Phase and type are the GIAS labels grouped for display.

Method: Pupil-weighted school measures

FSM, SEN and absence percentages are school-level figures averaged with school roll (January 2026 census) as the weight; KS2 and KS4 measures are averaged with the number of eligible pupils (KS2) or the KS4 cohort as the weight. This equals the share of pupils in the area's schools, not of pupils living in the area. The England value uses the same method on the same files and is the comparator. Suppressed school values are skipped, so coverage differs by measure (the number of schools used is in the notes). Ofsted outcomes are the latest overall grade on record at 31 August 2026; schools inspected under the new report-card framework may carry no single grade.

Method: Change events

Events are dated records from public registers: company insolvency notices in The Gazette (loaded from July 2025, so the window is under 24 months), charity registrations and removals (Charity Commission register events), and school opening and closing dates (GIAS), where academy conversions, relaunches and mergers are labelled separately from genuine new schools and closures. They are located at the registered office, registered address or school premises, which is not necessarily where an organisation operates or where affected people live. Each council shows only its most recent events per type (cap per type); wards show all loaded events. The Gazette feed carries insolvency notices only, not planning, licensing or other notices. A notice is an event on the register, not a judgement about the organisation. No individuals' names are stored.

Latest Ofsted judgements

  • Outstanding7%
  • Good76.6%
  • Requires improvement10.9%
  • Not judged5.5%

This place England

Share of schools by latest overall judgement. Inspection frameworks have changed over time, so older and newer judgements are not like for like. as at 31 Aug 2026.

How do we know this?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Ofsted grades of schools
Latest overall Ofsted grade of schools in the area as at 31 Aug 2026 (distribution).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
as at 31 Aug 2026Shropshire (Council area)
Method: Pupil-weighted school measures

FSM, SEN and absence percentages are school-level figures averaged with school roll (January 2026 census) as the weight; KS2 and KS4 measures are averaged with the number of eligible pupils (KS2) or the KS4 cohort as the weight. This equals the share of pupils in the area's schools, not of pupils living in the area. The England value uses the same method on the same files and is the comparator. Suppressed school values are skipped, so coverage differs by measure (the number of schools used is in the notes). Ofsted outcomes are the latest overall grade on record at 31 August 2026; schools inspected under the new report-card framework may carry no single grade.

Schools by phase

  • Primary69%
  • Other or not recorded19.6%
  • Secondary10.3%
  • 16 plus0.5%
  • All-through0.5%

This place England

Share of schools. Oct 2026.

How do we know this?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Schools by phase
Open schools by phase of education (distribution).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
Oct 2026Shropshire (Council area)
Method: Schools in an area

Each open school is located by the postcode of its GIAS record, so it belongs to exactly one postcode district, ward, built-up area, constituency, council and so on. A school is counted where it is, not where its pupils live; pupils often cross boundaries. Children's centres are excluded. Phase and type are the GIAS labels grouped for display.

Schools by type

  • Academies51.1%
  • Local authority maintained29.3%
  • Special schools (La)9.2%
  • Independent6.5%
  • Free schools1.6%
  • Other types1.6%
  • Colleges0.5%

This place England

Share of schools. Oct 2026.

How do we know this?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Schools by type
Open schools by establishment type group (distribution).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
Oct 2026Shropshire (Council area)
Method: Schools in an area

Each open school is located by the postcode of its GIAS record, so it belongs to exactly one postcode district, ward, built-up area, constituency, council and so on. A school is counted where it is, not where its pupils live; pupils often cross boundaries. Children's centres are excluded. Phase and type are the GIAS labels grouped for display.

Pupils and attendance

Pupils eligible for free school meals
17.4%
2025/26 · aggregated
7.4 percentage points lower than England
West Midlands 30.6%England 24.8%
Pupils on SEN support
15.1%
2025/26 · aggregated
About the same as England
West Midlands 15.4%England 14.8%
Pupils with an EHC plan
6.3%
2025/26 · aggregated
About the same as England
West Midlands 5.7%England 6%
Overall absence rate
6.7%
2024/25 · aggregated
About the same as England
West Midlands 6.8%England 6.7%
Persistent absence
17.2%
2024/25 · aggregated
0.6 percentage points lower than England
West Midlands 18.6%England 17.8%
How do we know these figures?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Pupils eligible for free school meals
Pupil-weighted share of pupils eligible for free school meals (2025/26).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2025/26Shropshire (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Share of pupils at schools in the area; pupil-weighted. From 180 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Pupils on SEN support
Pupil-weighted share of pupils receiving SEN support (2025/26).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2025/26Shropshire (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Share of pupils at schools in the area; pupil-weighted. From 180 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Pupils with an EHC plan
Pupil-weighted share of pupils with an education, health and care plan (2025/26).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2025/26Shropshire (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Share of pupils at schools in the area; pupil-weighted. From 180 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Overall absence rate
Pupil-weighted share of sessions missed for any reason (2024/25).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2024/25Shropshire (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Pupil-weighted mean of school rates. From 130 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Persistent absence
Pupil-weighted share of pupils missing 10% or more of sessions (2024/25).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2024/25Shropshire (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Pupil-weighted mean of school rates. From 128 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Method: Pupil-weighted school measures

FSM, SEN and absence percentages are school-level figures averaged with school roll (January 2026 census) as the weight; KS2 and KS4 measures are averaged with the number of eligible pupils (KS2) or the KS4 cohort as the weight. This equals the share of pupils in the area's schools, not of pupils living in the area. The England value uses the same method on the same files and is the comparator. Suppressed school values are skipped, so coverage differs by measure (the number of schools used is in the notes). Ofsted outcomes are the latest overall grade on record at 31 August 2026; schools inspected under the new report-card framework may carry no single grade.

Pupil characteristics describe who attends local schools, not how good the schools are. Absence and special educational needs rates differ for many reasons beyond the school.

Adult qualifications

What residents have studied, from the census.

Adults with no qualifications
16.7%
2021
1.3 percentage points lower than England
England 18%
Adults with a degree-level qualification or above
32.5%
2021
1.5 percentage points lower than England
England 34%
How do we know these figures?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Adults with no qualifications
Share of usual residents aged 16 and over with no qualifications (Census 2021).
Office for National Statistics
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
2021Shropshire (Council area)direct, high quality
Adults with a degree-level qualification or above
Share of usual residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 (degree level) or above (Census 2021).
Office for National Statistics
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
2021Shropshire (Council area)direct, high quality
Method: Census 2021 housing, health and qualifications for Wales

Wales held its census on the same day as England (21 March 2021) with the same questions, so the figures are directly comparable. For Wales we use the published local authority tables. Tenure counts shared ownership with owners; "private rented" includes people who live rent free, as in the England figures. Overcrowding is an occupancy rating of -1 or less for bedrooms. Qualifications are for people aged 16 and over; "no qualifications" and "Level 4 or above" (degree level and above) are shares of all those people. Counts are rounded by random adjustment, so tiny differences from other tables are expected. Wales households per local authority are not split to small areas here.

Highest qualification of people aged 16 and over, Census 2021 (21 March 2021). Level 4 is degree level and above. Older adults are less likely to hold formal qualifications, so areas with more older residents show higher shares with none.

Local schools (185)

Listed alphabetically. Each links to its own page, with its Ofsted record, results and governors.

SchoolPhaseTypePupils
Access SchoolNot applicableOther independent special school30
Acorn WoodNot applicableOther independent special school15
Adcote School for GirlsNot applicableOther independent school178
Adderley CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary controlled school46
Albrighton Primary School & NurseryPrimaryAcademy converter344
Alveley Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy sponsor led115
Amberleigh Therapeutic SchoolNot applicableOther independent special school11
Barrow 1618 CofE Free SchoolPrimaryFree schools93
Baschurch CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary aided school193
Beckbury Church of England Primary School and NurseryPrimaryAcademy converter51
Belvidere Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school263
Belvidere SchoolSecondaryAcademy converter830
Bettws LifehouseNot applicableOther independent special school94
Bicton Church of England Primary School and NurseryPrimaryAcademy sponsor led127
Birchfield SchoolNot applicableOther independent school186
Bishop Hooper Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary aided school121
Bishops Castle Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter128
Bitterley CofE Primary School (Aided)PrimaryAcademy converter81
Bomere Heath Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter123
Bowbrook Primary SchoolPrimaryFree schools118
Bridgnorth Endowed SchoolSecondaryAcademy converter601
Brockton CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary controlled school51
Broseley CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary controlled school199
Brown Clee CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary controlled school101
Bryn Offa CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary controlled school115
Buildwas AcademyPrimaryAcademy sponsor led54
Buntingsdale Primary School and NurseryPrimaryCommunity school76
Burford CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter141
Castlefields Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter226
Cheswardine Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimaryAcademy sponsor led54
Chirbury CofE Vc Primary School & Busy Bees NurseryPrimaryVoluntary controlled school104
Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter132
Church Preen Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school41
Church Stretton SchoolSecondaryAcademy converter539
Claverley CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary aided school102
Clee Hill Community AcademyPrimaryAcademy converter158
Cleobury Mortimer Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter240
Clive CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter93
Clunbury CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary aided school55
Cockshutt CofE Primary School and NurseryPrimaryAcademy converter66
Coleham Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter431
Compass Community School Vicarage ParkNot applicableOther independent special school10
Concord CollegeNot applicableOther independent school536
Condover CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter129
Condover College LimitedNot applicableSpecial post 16 institution
Corvedale CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary aided school83
Criftins CofE Primary School and NurseryPrimaryAcademy converter96
Crowmoor Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy sponsor led173
Derwen CollegeNot applicableSpecial post 16 institution
Ellesmere CollegeNot applicableOther independent school432
Ellesmere Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter378
Esland Shropshire SchoolNot applicableOther independent special school21
Farlow CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary controlled school24
Gobowen Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school224
Grange Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy sponsor led164
Greenacres Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter105
Greenfields Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter342
Hadnall Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary controlled school119
Harlescott House SchoolNot applicableOther independent special school3
Harlescott Junior SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter343

Showing the first 60 of 185. Near Me lists schools by distance.

Sources used on this page

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Registered offices are not operating locations. Ranks and deciles are never averaged. Census 2021 figures are labelled 2021.