Access School
Holbrook Villa Farm, Harmer Hill, Shrewsbury, SY4 3EW
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Sarah Earing
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- North Shropshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 30
- Pupils on roll
- 30
- URN
- 132772
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01939220797
About this school
Access School is an independent special school in Shrewsbury. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 30 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Access 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
Access School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 2000, 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 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| Attainment 8 score | 8.7 | 5.3 | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.8 | 0.4 | - |
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 Access 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 | 8.7 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 5.3 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 34 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 22 |
| 2023/24 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | 30 |
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
- 30
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Smallbrook School1.4 miles
Special schools · Nr.Wem
-
Woodlands School1.5 miles
Academies · Shrewsbury
-
Loppington House FE Unit3.8 miles
Other types · Shrewsbury
-
Harlescott House School5.2 miles
Special schools · Shrewsbury
-
Condover College Limited5.6 miles
Other types · Shrewsbury
Other schools in Shrewsbury
- Condover College Limited Other types
- Harlescott House School Special schools
- Oakwood School Special schools
- Rodenhurst School Special schools
- Severndale Specialist Academy Academies
- The Henslow and Evolution School Special schools
- The Keystone Academy Free Schools
- Tuition, Medical and Behaviour Support Service Local authority maintained schools
- Woodlands School Academies
- Baschurch CofE Primary School Primary
- Belvidere Primary School Primary
- Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Access School teach?
- Access School teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is a special school in Shrewsbury.
- Who is the head teacher of Access School?
- The head teacher of Access School is Mrs Sarah Earing, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Access School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Access 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 Access School?
- Access School has 30 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is Access School full?
- Access School has capacity for 30 pupils and 30 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Access School a faith school?
- No. Access School has no designated religious character.
- Is Access School a selective school?
- No. Access School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Access School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 8.7 in 2022/23 and 5.3 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Access School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Access 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.