Mary Webb School and Science College
Academy converter secondary school in Shrewsbury (Shropshire).
Location
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Students say they feel safe and all parents who responded through Parent View agree. Several parents contacted the team to praise the work of the school in supporting their children through difficult times. The school's values are evident in the highly positive relationships between staff, students, parents and governors. Students behave well and are keen to learn.
The school's work to keep students safe and secure is outstanding. Mary Webb School and Science College is situated in a particularly beautiful location in the village of Pontesbury, just a few miles south of Shrewsbury.
The site, surrounded by hills and woodland, provides an ideal setting for a school that aims to provide an educational experience firmly rooted in a rural context. We seek to open minds and widen horizons by ensuring that all our students are prepared for the challenges of life in the twenty-first century.
The school is named after Mary Webb, the novelist and poet and was designated a specialist Science College in 2003.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 146509
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2019
Governing body (12 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.3 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Beth Rowe | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Robert Douglas Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Emma Weston | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mrs Sarah Godden Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sarah Allen Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Anne-Marie Hodnett | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Professor Yanguo Jing | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Stanislav Kadym | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Leigh-Ann Sharp | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Nicky Heathorn | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Martyn Cribb Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Geoff Rogers | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr Robert Douglas | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Miss Emma Weston Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Peter Lowe-Werrell Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record