Shrewsbury SchoolShrewsbury High School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Shrewsbury.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Shrewsbury School and Shrewsbury High School.

  • 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 23.6 for Shrewsbury School and 65.6 for Shrewsbury High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Shrewsbury School (11.2 in 2021-22, 23.6 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Shrewsbury High School (67.3 in 2021-22, 65.6 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Shrewsbury School versus Shrewsbury High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ShrewsburyShrewsbury SchoolShrewsbury High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our score Not scored Not scored
Local rankingNot rankedNot ranked
InspectionIndependent SchoolIndependent School
School typeOther independent school Other independent school
Age range12-18 4-20
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll848 309
Capacity900 725
LocationShrewsbury, SY3 7BA SY1 1TN
GCSE results
Attainment 823.6 65.6 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths0.0% 73.8% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths0.0% 95.2% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc0.0% 38.1% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score1.13 5.70 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort168 42
A-level results
A-level entries177 34
A-level average points43.0 Stronger figure34.5 35.0
A-level average gradeB+ C+
Best 3 A-levels points43.0 Stronger figure35.0 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects33.7% Stronger figure12.1% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census826 338
Free school meals (ever 6)0.0% 0.0%
SEN support25.7% 12.4%
SEN with an EHC plan0.1% 1.5%

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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