Moreton Hall School
Weston Rhyn, Oswestry, SY11 3EW
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 1 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Brewer
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Shropshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 550
- Pupils on roll
- 333
- URN
- 123604
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01691773671
About this school
Moreton Hall School is an independent school in Oswestry. It teaches children aged 1 to 18 and has 333 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Moreton Hall School 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
Moreton Hall School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1937, 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 | 94 | 144 | 43 |
| Attainment 8 score | 31.0 | 21.6 | 50.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 23.6% | 53.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 39% | 28.5% | 69.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 18% | 16.7% | 2.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.8 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
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 Moreton Hall School 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 | 31 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 21.6 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.4 | 34 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 411 |
| 2023/24 | 380 |
| 2024/25 | 344 |
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
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 66
Location
Nearby schools
-
OneSchool Global Oswestry Campus0.7 miles
Special schools · Oswestry
-
Ysgol y Waun1.7 miles
Welsh schools · Chirk
-
Derwen College2.0 miles
Other types · Oswestry
-
Pentre Church in Wales Controlled Primary School3.0 miles
Welsh schools · Wrexham
-
Froncysyllte C.P. School3.8 miles
Welsh schools · Wrexham
Other schools in Oswestry
- Oswestry School Independent schools
- Bryn Offa CofE Primary School Primary
- Gobowen Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
- Kinnerley Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Morda CofE Primary School Primary
- Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Selattyn CofE Primary School Primary
- The Meadows Primary School Primary
- Trefonen CofE Primary School Primary
- West Felton Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Weston Rhyn Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Moreton Hall School teach?
- Moreton Hall School teaches children aged 1 to 18. It is an independent school in Oswestry.
- Who is the headteacher of Moreton Hall School?
- The headteacher of Moreton Hall School is Mr Michael Brewer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Moreton Hall School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Moreton Hall School 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 Moreton Hall School?
- Moreton Hall School has 333 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 1 to 18.
- Is Moreton Hall School full?
- Moreton Hall School has capacity for 550 pupils and 333 on roll (61%), 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 Moreton Hall School a faith school?
- No. Moreton Hall School has no designated religious character.
- How have Moreton Hall School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 31 in 2022/23 and 50.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Moreton Hall School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Moreton Hall School'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.