Academy converter · Shropshire

Bridgnorth Endowed School

11–16Ages
601Pupils
SecondaryPhase
139143URN

Northgate, Bridgnorth, WV16 4ER · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.9 above Shropshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Shropshire

335 applications for 123 places · 3rd of 18 in Shropshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.7of 90

Shropshire 41.9 England 46.0

8th of 20 in Shropshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.7applications per place, Year 7

0.9 above Shropshire median (1.8) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

335 applications · 123 places offered · 148 named it first

2026 2.7; Shropshire median median 1.8
2025 3.0; Shropshire median median 1.6
2024 2.5; Shropshire median median 1.6
2023 2.4; Shropshire median median 1.6
2022 2.3; Shropshire median median 1.6
2021 1.9; Shropshire median median 1.5
2020 1.7; Shropshire median median 1.7
2019 1.7; Shropshire median median 1.5
2018 2.0; Shropshire median median 1.4
2017 2.2; Shropshire median median 1.5
2016 2.5; Shropshire median median 1.4
2015 1.7; Shropshire median median 1.4
2014 1.6; Shropshire median median 1.3

More applications per place than the Shropshire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Shropshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	123	335	2.7	148	1.20
Sep 2025	120	358	3.0	195	1.63
Sep 2024	123	312	2.5	172	1.40
Sep 2023	129	314	2.4	165	1.28
Sep 2022	119	278	2.3	132	1.11
Sep 2021	97	185	1.9	86	0.89
Sep 2020	120	204	1.7	118	0.98
Sep 2019	127	210	1.7	109	0.86
Sep 2018	93	184	2.0	84	0.90
Sep 2017	72	160	2.2	69	0.96
Sep 2016	62	152	2.5	57	0.92
Sep 2015	112	185	1.7	105	0.94
Sep 2014	121	192	1.6	113	0.93

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

107 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.78th of 20 in Shropshire

Shropshire 41.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths37%8th of 20 in Shropshire

Shropshire 35% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths61%

Shropshire 58% England 66%

This school
Shropshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.24

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	107	42.7	37%	61%	–
2024/25	120	44.4	39%	66%	–
2023/24	116	45.4	49%	65%	−0.24
2022/23	96	43.4	39%	63%	−0.46

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Bridgnorth Endowed SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.7applications per place 42.7Attainment 8
Oldbury Wells School
0.9 km · Shropshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
11.2 km · Telford and Wrekin

2026

2.5applications per place 34.4Attainment 8
William Brookes School
11.7 km · Shropshire

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 38.2Attainment 8
Madeley Academy
12.0 km · Telford and Wrekin

Good2022

4.9applications per place 44.8Attainment 8
The Telford Park School
13.2 km · Telford and Wrekin

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2022

2.1applications per place 29.0Attainment 8
The Telford Langley School
14.2 km · Telford and Wrekin

Requires improvement2024

2.3applications per place 37.9Attainment 8
Wombourne High School
15.2 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.7applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
Idsall School
15.4 km · Shropshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 41.9Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 139143 · 893/4500
Trust: The 3-18 Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 600 pupils · 601 on roll
Free school meals: 13.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2013
Replaced: Bridgnorth Endowed School (URN 123586)
Address: Northgate, Bridgnorth, WV16 4ER
Local authority: Shropshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources