Adcote School for GirlsShrewsbury School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Shrewsbury.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Adcote School for Girls and Shrewsbury School in Shrewsbury.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.7 for Adcote School for Girls and 23.6 for Shrewsbury School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Adcote School for Girls (56.2 in 2021-22, 51.7 in 2024-25) and has risen at Shrewsbury School (11.2 in 2021-22, 23.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ShrewsburyAdcote School for Girls | ShrewsburyShrewsbury School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Independent School | Independent School | |
| School type | Other independent school | Other independent school | |
| Age range | 4-18 | 12-18 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 178 | 848 | |
| Capacity | 278 | 900 | |
| Location | Shrewsbury, SY4 2JY | Shrewsbury, SY3 7BA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 51.7 Stronger figure | 23.6 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 38.1% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66.7% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 4.8% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.41 Stronger figure | 1.13 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 21 | 168 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 15 | 177 | |
| A-level average points | 42.4 | 43.0 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B+ | B+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 45.2 Stronger figure | 43.0 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 42.9% Stronger figure | 33.7% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 197 | 826 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 19.8% | 25.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.5% | 0.1% | |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
A-level average points
Pupils on roll
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