Church Stretton School
Shrewsbury Road, Church Stretton, SY6 6EX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TRUSTED SCHOOLS ALLIANCE
- Principal
- Dr Andrew Wood
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- TrustEd Schools' Partnership
- Constituency
- South Shropshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 539
- URN
- 139455
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01694722209
About this school
Church Stretton School is a secondary academy in Church Stretton. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 539 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Church Stretton School, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 3 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 110 | 112 | 96 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.5 | 51.2 | 46.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.04 -0.31 to +0.23 | +0.44 +0.17 to +0.71 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% | 54.5% | 44.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 75% | 66.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 22% | 17% | 12.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
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 Church Stretton 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 | 48.5 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.2 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46 | 34 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 541 |
| 2023/24 | 545 |
| 2024/25 | 538 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Church Stretton School compares
Church Stretton School ranked 4th of 20 secondary schools in Shropshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 61% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46 | 7.5% | 17.8% | 539 | — |
| Mary Webb School and Science College | 43.5 | 9% | 21.3% | 632 | 7.8 miles |
| The Community College, Bishop's Castle | 43.4 | 8.9% | 13.3% | 507 | 8.9 miles |
| Meole Brace School | 44.6 | 7.5% | 19.8% | 1,316 | 10.3 miles |
| St Lawrence CofE Primary School | — | 5.1% | 16.8% | 222 | 0.1 miles |
| Rushbury CofE Primary School | — | 4.4% | 20.4% | 64 | 4.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.84%
- English as an additional language
- 4.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.49%
- Persistent absence
- 21.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mary Webb School and Science College7.8 miles
Secondary · Shrewsbury
-
The Community College, Bishop's Castle8.9 miles
Secondary · Bishops Castle
-
Meole Brace School10.3 miles
Secondary · Shrewsbury
-
St Lawrence CofE Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Church Stretton
-
Rushbury CofE Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Church Stretton
Other schools in Church Stretton
- Rushbury CofE Primary School Primary
- St Lawrence CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Church Stretton School teach?
- Church Stretton School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Church Stretton.
- Who is the principal of Church Stretton School?
- The principal of Church Stretton School is Dr Andrew Wood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Church Stretton School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Church Stretton School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Church Stretton School?
- Church Stretton School has 539 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Church Stretton School full?
- Church Stretton School has capacity for 600 pupils and 539 on roll (90%), 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 Church Stretton School a faith school?
- No. Church Stretton School has no designated religious character.
- Is Church Stretton School a selective school?
- No. Church Stretton School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Church Stretton School part of an academy trust?
- Church Stretton School is part of TRUSTED SCHOOLS ALLIANCE. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Church Stretton School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.5 in 2022/23 and 46 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Church Stretton School compare with other schools in Shropshire?
- Church Stretton School ranked 4th of 20 secondary schools in Shropshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 61% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Church Stretton School's absence rate?
- Church Stretton School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Church Stretton School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Church Stretton 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 1 July 2026.