Ludlow Church of England School
Bromfield Road, Burway, Ludlow, SY8 1GJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- DIOCESE OF HEREFORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Stoppard
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hereford
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Hereford Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- South Shropshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 700
- Pupils on roll
- 626
- URN
- 144435
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01584872691
About this school
Ludlow Church of England School is a Church of England secondary academy in Ludlow. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 626 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ludlow Church of England 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 101 | 110 | 110 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.8 | 41.4 | 41.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.31 -0.59 to -0.03 | -0.47 -0.74 to -0.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 30.9% | 30% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 58.2% | 56.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 17% | 14.5% | 16.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
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 Ludlow Church of England 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 | 42.8 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.4 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.9 | 34 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 584 |
| 2023/24 | 612 |
| 2024/25 | 623 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ludlow Church of England School compares
Ludlow Church of England School ranked 14th of 20 secondary schools in Shropshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.9 | 9.2% | 22.5% | 626 | — |
| Wigmore School | 48.4 | 7.4% | 16.2% | 467 | 7.0 miles |
| Tenbury High Ormiston Academy | 39.9 | 7.6% | 19.6% | 453 | 7.5 miles |
| The Lacon Childe School | 45.8 | 7.5% | 22.3% | 563 | 10.3 miles |
| St Laurence CofE Primary School | — | 3.9% | 15.3% | 237 | 1.0 miles |
| Ludlow Primary School | — | 5.4% | 23.1% | 397 | 1.1 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)
- 22.47%
- English as an additional language
- 4.7%
- Overall absence
- 9.19%
- Persistent absence
- 27.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wigmore School7.0 miles
Secondary · Leominster
-
Tenbury High Ormiston Academy7.5 miles
Secondary · Tenbury Wells
-
The Lacon Childe School10.3 miles
Secondary · Kidderminster
-
St Laurence CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Ludlow
-
Ludlow Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Ludlow
Other schools in Ludlow
- Bishop Hooper Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bitterley CofE Primary School (Aided) Primary
- Clee Hill Community Academy Primary
- Ludlow Primary School Primary
- Orleton CofE Primary School Primary
- St Laurence CofE Primary School Primary
- Moor Park School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Ludlow Church of England School teach?
- Ludlow Church of England School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Ludlow.
- Who is the headteacher of Ludlow Church of England School?
- The headteacher of Ludlow Church of England School is Mr Michael Stoppard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ludlow Church of England School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ludlow Church of England 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 Ludlow Church of England School?
- Ludlow Church of England School has 626 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Ludlow Church of England School full?
- Ludlow Church of England School has capacity for 700 pupils and 626 on roll (89%), 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 Ludlow Church of England School a faith school?
- Yes. Ludlow Church of England School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Hereford.
- Is Ludlow Church of England School a selective school?
- No. Ludlow Church of England School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Ludlow Church of England School part of an academy trust?
- Ludlow Church of England School is part of DIOCESE OF HEREFORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ludlow Church of England School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.8 in 2022/23 and 41.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ludlow Church of England School compare with other schools in Shropshire?
- Ludlow Church of England School ranked 14th of 20 secondary schools in Shropshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ludlow Church of England School's absence rate?
- Ludlow Church of England School's overall absence rate is 9.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ludlow Church of England School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ludlow Church of England 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 10 July 2026.