Mary Webb School and Science College
Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0TG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TRUSTED SCHOOLS ALLIANCE
- Headteacher
- Mr Peter Lowe - Werrell
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- TrustEd Schools' Partnership
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 604
- Pupils on roll
- 632
- URN
- 146509
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01743792100
About this school
Mary Webb School and Science College is a secondary academy in Shrewsbury. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 632 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 117 | 121 | 129 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.0 | 47.9 | 43.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.01 -0.28 to +0.25 | +0.08 -0.18 to +0.34 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% | 43.8% | 38% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 66.1% | 59.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 20% | 28.9% | 30.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.1 | 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 Mary Webb School and Science College 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 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.9 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.5 | 34 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 621 |
| 2023/24 | 647 |
| 2024/25 | 654 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mary Webb School and Science College compares
Mary Webb School and Science College ranked 9th of 20 secondary schools in Shropshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 51% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.5 | 9% | 21.3% | 632 | — |
| Meole Brace School | 44.6 | 7.5% | 19.8% | 1,316 | 5.7 miles |
| The Priory School | 52.7 | 6.7% | 13.2% | 852 | 5.9 miles |
| Church Stretton School | 46 | 7.5% | 17.8% | 539 | 7.8 miles |
| Belvidere School | 39.8 | 9.9% | 29% | 830 | 8.0 miles |
| Shrewsbury Academy | 33.2 | 8.6% | 38% | 817 | 8.8 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)
- 21.25%
- English as an additional language
- 5.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.95%
- Persistent absence
- 26.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Meole Brace School5.7 miles
Secondary · Shrewsbury
-
The Priory School5.9 miles
Secondary · Shrewsbury
-
Church Stretton School7.8 miles
Secondary · Church Stretton
-
Belvidere School8.0 miles
Secondary · Shrewsbury
-
Shrewsbury Academy8.8 miles
Secondary · Shrewsbury
Other schools in Shrewsbury
Mary Webb School and Science College ranks 4th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Shrewsbury.
- Belvidere School Secondary
- Meole Brace School Secondary
- Shrewsbury Academy Secondary
- The Corbet School Secondary
- The Priory School Secondary
- The Thomas Adams School Secondary
- Baschurch CofE Primary School Primary
- Belvidere Primary School Primary
- Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Bomere Heath Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bowbrook Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Mary Webb School and Science College teach?
- Mary Webb School and Science College teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Shrewsbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Mary Webb School and Science College?
- The headteacher of Mary Webb School and Science College is Mr Peter Lowe - Werrell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Mary Webb School and Science College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mary Webb School and Science College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Mary Webb School and Science College?
- Mary Webb School and Science College has 632 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Mary Webb School and Science College full?
- Mary Webb School and Science College has capacity for 604 pupils and 632 on roll (105%), 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 Mary Webb School and Science College a faith school?
- No. Mary Webb School and Science College has no designated religious character.
- Is Mary Webb School and Science College a selective school?
- No. Mary Webb School and Science College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Mary Webb School and Science College?
- Mary Webb School and Science College 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 Mary Webb School and Science College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48 in 2022/23 and 43.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mary Webb School and Science College rank locally?
- Mary Webb School and Science College ranked 9th of 20 secondary schools in Shropshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 51% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mary Webb School and Science College's absence rate?
- Mary Webb School and Science College's overall absence rate is 9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mary Webb School and Science College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mary Webb School and Science College'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.