St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)
Moors Bank, St Martins, Oswestry, SY10 7BD
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE 3-18 EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Pope
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The 3-18 Education Trust
- Constituency
- North Shropshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 660
- Pupils on roll
- 703
- URN
- 143142
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01691776500
About this school
St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) is an all-through academy in Oswestry. It teaches children aged 3 to 16 and has 703 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community), and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 32 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 44% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 59% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 53% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 41% | 45% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 82 | 77 | 86 |
| Attainment 8 score | 35.2 | 38.5 | 36.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.99 -1.34 to -0.64 | -0.52 -0.88 to -0.16 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 23% | 24.7% | 25.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 44% | 51.9% | 46.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 17% | 67.5% | 61.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
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 St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) 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 | 53% | 55.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 56.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Shropshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 35.2 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.5 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.4 | 34 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 682 |
| 2023/24 | 710 |
| 2024/25 | 723 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) compares
St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) ranked 19th of 20 secondary schools in Shropshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36.4 | 9.8% | 23.4% | 703 | — |
| OneSchool Global Oswestry Campus | — | — | — | — | 0.7 miles |
| Moreton Hall School | 50.4 | — | 0% | 333 | 1.2 miles |
| Gobowen Primary School | — | 5.6% | 22% | 224 | 1.6 miles |
| Weston Rhyn Primary School | — | 5% | 18.2% | 191 | 1.6 miles |
| Ysgol y Waun | — | — | — | — | 1.9 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)
- 23.43%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 9.78%
- Persistent absence
- 26.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
OneSchool Global Oswestry Campus0.7 miles
Special schools · Oswestry
-
Moreton Hall School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Oswestry
-
Gobowen Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Oswestry
-
Weston Rhyn Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Oswestry
-
Ysgol y Waun1.9 miles
Welsh schools · Chirk
Other schools in Oswestry
St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) ranks 9th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Oswestry.
- 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
- Whittington CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) teach?
- St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) teaches children aged 3 to 16. It is an all-through school in Oswestry.
- Who is the headteacher of St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)?
- The headteacher of St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) is Mrs Alison Pope, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community), 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 St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)?
- St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) has 703 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 16.
- Is St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) full?
- St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) has capacity for 660 pupils and 703 on roll (107%), 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 St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) a faith school?
- No. St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) has no designated religious character.
- Does St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) as having nursery classes.
- Is St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) part of an academy trust?
- St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) is part of THE 3-18 EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)'s results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 42% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) compare with other schools in Shropshire?
- St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) ranked 19th of 20 secondary schools in Shropshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)'s absence rate?
- St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)'s overall absence rate is 9.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)'s exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)'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 2 July 2026.