Church Stretton SchoolMary Webb School and Science College

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Church Stretton School and Mary Webb School and Science College are secondary schools.

  • Church Stretton School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Mary Webb School and Science College scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Church Stretton School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Church Stretton School was judged Good and Mary Webb School and Science College was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.0 for Church Stretton School and 43.5 for Mary Webb School and Science College.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Church Stretton School (52.0 in 2021-22, 46.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Mary Webb School and Science College (48.4 in 2021-22, 43.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Church Stretton School versus Mary Webb School and Science College compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Church StrettonChurch Stretton SchoolShrewsburyMary Webb School and Science CollegeEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100Stronger figureC58/100
Local ranking2nd of 20 in Shropshire Stronger figure5th of 20 in Shropshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll538 654
Capacity600 604
LocationChurch Stretton, SY6 6EX Shrewsbury, SY5 0TG
GCSE results
Attainment 846.0 Stronger figure43.5 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths44.8% Stronger figure38.0% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths66.7% Stronger figure59.7% 64.8%
Entering EBacc12.5% 30.2% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.82 3.84 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort96 129
Pupils
Pupils in the census538 654
Free school meals (ever 6)17.8% 21.3%
English as an additional language4.1% 5.2%
SEN support14.7% 17.7%
SEN with an EHC plan2.6% 3.2%
Attendance
Overall absence7.5% Stronger figure8.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence21.5% Stronger figure26.3% 15.8%

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

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Church Stretton School

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