Shrewsbury Academy
Corndon Crescent, Shrewsbury, SY1 4LL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- MARCHES ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jim Taylor
- Sponsor
- The Marches Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,185
- Pupils on roll
- 817
- URN
- 147540
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01743276700
About this school
Shrewsbury Academy is a secondary academy in Shrewsbury. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 817 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Shrewsbury Academy, 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
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
- 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 | 164 | 169 | 118 |
| Attainment 8 score | 32.1 | 37.2 | 33.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.99 -1.21 to -0.76 | -0.55 -0.77 to -0.33 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 16% | 29% | 20.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 36% | 45% | 38.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 12% | 18.9% | 7.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
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 Shrewsbury Academy 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 | 32.1 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 37.2 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 33.2 | 34 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 802 |
| 2023/24 | 829 |
| 2024/25 | 802 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shrewsbury Academy compares
Shrewsbury Academy ranked 20th of 20 secondary schools in Shropshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 25% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33.2 | 8.6% | 38% | 817 | — |
| Belvidere School | 39.8 | 9.9% | 29% | 830 | 1.5 miles |
| The Priory School | 52.7 | 6.7% | 13.2% | 852 | 3.1 miles |
| Meole Brace School | 44.6 | 7.5% | 19.8% | 1,316 | 3.3 miles |
| The Corbet School | 47.2 | 8.7% | 16.4% | 691 | 6.8 miles |
| Charlton School | 42.7 | 7.3% | 27.5% | 1,218 | 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)
- 38.03%
- English as an additional language
- 10.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.64%
- Persistent absence
- 26.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Belvidere School1.5 miles
Secondary · Shrewsbury
-
The Priory School3.1 miles
Secondary · Shrewsbury
-
Meole Brace School3.3 miles
Secondary · Shrewsbury
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The Corbet School6.8 miles
Secondary · Shrewsbury
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Charlton School8.8 miles
Secondary · Telford
Other schools in Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Academy ranks 7th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Shrewsbury.
- Belvidere School Secondary
- Mary Webb School and Science College Secondary
- Meole Brace School 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 ages does Shrewsbury Academy teach?
- Shrewsbury Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Shrewsbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Shrewsbury Academy?
- The headteacher of Shrewsbury Academy is Mr Jim Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Shrewsbury Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shrewsbury Academy, 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 Shrewsbury Academy?
- Shrewsbury Academy has 817 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Shrewsbury Academy full?
- Shrewsbury Academy has capacity for 1,185 pupils and 817 on roll (69%), 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 Shrewsbury Academy a faith school?
- No. Shrewsbury Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Shrewsbury Academy part of an academy trust?
- Shrewsbury Academy is part of MARCHES ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Shrewsbury Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 32.1 in 2022/23 and 33.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Shrewsbury Academy compare with other schools in Shropshire?
- Shrewsbury Academy ranked 20th of 20 secondary schools in Shropshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 25% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shrewsbury Academy's absence rate?
- Shrewsbury Academy's overall absence rate is 8.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shrewsbury Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shrewsbury Academy'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.