Oswestry School
Upper Brook Street, Oswestry, SY11 2TL
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Peter Middleton
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Inter- / non- denominational
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- North Shropshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 570
- Pupils on roll
- 458
- URN
- 123613
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01691655711
About this school
Oswestry School is an independent school in Oswestry. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 458 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Oswestry School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Oswestry School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 1957, 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 | 128 | 85 | 67 |
| Attainment 8 score | 20.0 | 44.4 | 48.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 19% | 36.5% | 49.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 30% | 50.6% | 67.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 7% | 20% | 16.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
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 Oswestry 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 | 20 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.4 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.6 | 34 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 479 |
| 2023/24 | 507 |
| 2024/25 | 461 |
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
- 15
- Pupils on SEN support
- 134
Location
Nearby schools
-
Derwen College2.7 miles
Other types · Oswestry
-
OneSchool Global Oswestry Campus4.0 miles
Special schools · Oswestry
-
Moreton Hall School4.0 miles
Independent schools · Oswestry
-
Ysgol Bro Cynllaith4.8 miles
Welsh schools · Salop
-
Carreghofa C.P. School5.5 miles
Welsh schools · Powys
Other schools in Oswestry
- Moreton Hall 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 Oswestry School teach?
- Oswestry School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is an independent school in Oswestry.
- Who is the headteacher of Oswestry School?
- The headteacher of Oswestry School is Mr Peter Middleton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oswestry School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Oswestry 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 Oswestry School?
- Oswestry School has 458 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Oswestry School full?
- Oswestry School has capacity for 570 pupils and 458 on roll (80%), 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 Oswestry School a faith school?
- No. Oswestry School has no designated religious character.
- Is Oswestry School a selective school?
- No. Oswestry School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Oswestry School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 20 in 2022/23 and 48.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Oswestry School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oswestry 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.