Adcote School for Girls
Little Ness, Shrewsbury, SY4 2JY
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Tribe
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Church of England
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 278
- Pupils on roll
- 178
- URN
- 123602
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01939260202
About this school
Adcote School for Girls is a girls' independent school in Shrewsbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 178 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Adcote School for Girls under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Adcote School for Girls has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1933, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 29 | 27 | 21 |
| Attainment 8 score | 59.5 | 50.8 | 51.7 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 69% | 70.4% | 38.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 83% | 85.2% | 66.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 24% | 7.4% | 4.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Adcote School for Girls has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Shropshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59.5 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.8 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51.7 | 34 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 222 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 197 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 3
- Pupils on SEN support
- 36
Location
Nearby schools
-
Condover College Limited1.3 miles
Other types · Shrewsbury
-
Packwood Haugh School2.8 miles
Independent schools · Shrewsbury
-
Oakwood School4.0 miles
Special schools · Shrewsbury
-
Harlescott House School5.4 miles
Special schools · Shrewsbury
-
The Keystone Academy5.5 miles
Free Schools · Shrewsbury
Other schools in Shrewsbury
- Concord College Independent schools
- Packwood Haugh School Independent schools
- Prestfelde School Independent schools
- Shrewsbury School Independent schools
- St Winefride's RC Independent School Independent schools
- Baschurch CofE Primary School Primary
- Belvidere Primary School Primary
- Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Bomere Heath Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bowbrook Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primary
- Clive CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Adcote School for Girls teach?
- Adcote School for Girls teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is an independent school in Shrewsbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Adcote School for Girls?
- The headteacher of Adcote School for Girls is Mrs Nicola Tribe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Adcote School for Girls been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Adcote School for Girls under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Adcote School for Girls?
- Adcote School for Girls has 178 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is Adcote School for Girls full?
- Adcote School for Girls has capacity for 278 pupils and 178 on roll (64%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Adcote School for Girls a faith school?
- No. Adcote School for Girls has no designated religious character.
- Is Adcote School for Girls a selective school?
- No. Adcote School for Girls is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Adcote School for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 59.5 in 2022/23 and 51.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Adcote School for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Adcote School for Girls's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.