Academy converter · Shropshire

Idsall School

11–18Ages
1,172Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
140922URN

Coppice Green Lane, Shifnal, TF11 8PD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.4 below Shropshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Shropshire

277 applications for 197 places · 15th of 18 in Shropshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.9of 90

Shropshire 41.9 England 46.0

11th of 20 in Shropshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 12 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Sixth form provision	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

1.4applications per place, Year 7

0.4 below Shropshire median (1.8) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

277 applications · 197 places offered · 170 named it first

2026 1.4; Shropshire median median 1.8
2025 1.4; Shropshire median median 1.6
2024 1.4; Shropshire median median 1.6
2023 1.8; Shropshire median median 1.6
2022 1.6; Shropshire median median 1.6
2021 2.4; Shropshire median median 1.5
2020 2.1; Shropshire median median 1.7
2019 2.0; Shropshire median median 1.5
2018 2.1; Shropshire median median 1.4
2017 2.0; Shropshire median median 1.5
2016 2.0; Shropshire median median 1.4
2015 2.3; Shropshire median median 1.4
2014 2.1; Shropshire median median 1.3; as the previous school

This school
Shropshire median

Dashed bars: as Idsall School (URN 123568), the previous school.

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	197	277	1.4	170	0.86
Sep 2025	195	264	1.4	179	0.92
Sep 2024	211	289	1.4	180	0.85
Sep 2023	211	371	1.8	218	1.03
Sep 2022	215	348	1.6	191	0.89
Sep 2021	209	496	2.4	222	1.06
Sep 2020	214	443	2.1	240	1.12
Sep 2019	212	428	2.0	210	0.99
Sep 2018	214	459	2.1	231	1.08
Sep 2017	215	420	2.0	217	1.01
Sep 2016	214	419	2.0	205	0.96
Sep 2015	212	485	2.3	225	1.06
Sep 2014 *	215	445	2.1	232	1.08

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

212 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.911th of 20 in Shropshire

Shropshire 41.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths35%13th of 20 in Shropshire

Shropshire 35% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths59%

Shropshire 58% England 66%

This school
Shropshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.85

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	212	41.9	35%	59%	–
2024/25	217	41.0	32%	56%	–
2023/24	214	41.1	35%	53%	−0.85
2022/23	222	46.7	41%	69%	−0.34

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

Idsall SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
Holy Trinity Academy
3.8 km · Telford and Wrekin

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 46.9Attainment 8
The Telford Park School
5.0 km · Telford and Wrekin

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2022

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

Requires improvement2024

2.3applications per place 37.9Attainment 8
New Road Academy
6.8 km · Telford and Wrekin

Requires improvement2022

1.4applications per place 35.0Attainment 8
Madeley Academy
7.0 km · Telford and Wrekin

Good2022

4.9applications per place 44.8Attainment 8
Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
8.2 km · Telford and Wrekin

2026

2.5applications per place 34.4Attainment 8
Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase
8.4 km · Telford and Wrekin

Remains Good · improving2022

3.2applications per place 47.0Attainment 8
Newport Girls' High School Academy
10.2 km · Telford and Wrekin

Outstanding2022

3.7applications per place 74.4Attainment 8 Selective

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: 140922 · 893/4394
Trust: Marches Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,080 pupils · 1,172 on roll
Free school meals: 18.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2014
Replaced: Idsall School (URN 123568)
Address: Coppice Green Lane, Shifnal, TF11 8PD
Local authority: Shropshire

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