Shrewsbury High School
32 Town Walls, Shrewsbury, SY1 1TN
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 20
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headmaster
- Mr Darren Payne
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 725
- Pupils on roll
- 309
- URN
- 123620
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01743494000
About this school
Shrewsbury High School is an independent school in Shropshire. It teaches children aged 4 to 20 and has 309 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Shrewsbury High 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
Shrewsbury High School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1980, 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 | 44 | 38 | 42 |
| Attainment 8 score | 60.1 | 58.5 | 65.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 73% | 68.4% | 73.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 91% | 76.3% | 95.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 41% | 42.1% | 38.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.7 |
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 Shrewsbury High 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 | 60.1 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58.5 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 65.6 | 34 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 357 |
| 2023/24 | 348 |
| 2024/25 | 338 |
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
- 50
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Winefride's RC Independent School0.1 miles
Independent schools · Shrewsbury
-
Shrewsbury School0.2 miles
Independent schools · Shrewsbury
-
Bettws Lifehouse0.6 miles
Special schools · Shropshire
-
Prestfelde School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Shrewsbury
-
The Keystone Academy1.5 miles
Free Schools · Shrewsbury
Recorded changes at this school
- School name changed from Shrewsbury High School GDST to Shrewsbury High School recorded 22 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Shrewsbury High School teach?
- Shrewsbury High School teaches children aged 4 to 20. It is an independent school in Shropshire.
- Who is the headmaster of Shrewsbury High School?
- The headmaster of Shrewsbury High School is Mr Darren Payne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Shrewsbury High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Shrewsbury High 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 many pupils are at Shrewsbury High School?
- Shrewsbury High School has 309 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 20.
- Is Shrewsbury High School full?
- Shrewsbury High School has capacity for 725 pupils and 309 on roll (43%), 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 Shrewsbury High School a faith school?
- No. Shrewsbury High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Shrewsbury High School a selective school?
- Yes. Shrewsbury High School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Shrewsbury High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 60.1 in 2022/23 and 65.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Shrewsbury High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shrewsbury High 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.