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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 26 April 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 25 June 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Oldbury Wells School, URN 123583
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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 entry341 applications · 154 places offered · 112 named it first
- 2026 2.2; Shropshire median median 1.8
- 2025 1.8; Shropshire median median 1.6
- 2024 1.9; Shropshire median median 1.6
- 2023 1.8; Shropshire median median 1.6
- 2022 1.9; Shropshire median median 1.6
- 2021 1.9; Shropshire median median 1.5
- 2020 1.8; Shropshire median median 1.7
- 2019 2.0; Shropshire median median 1.5
- 2018 1.7; Shropshire median median 1.4
- 2017 1.5; Shropshire median median 1.5
- 2016 1.7; Shropshire median median 1.4
- 2015 1.6; Shropshire median median 1.4; as the previous school
- 2014 1.5; Shropshire median median 1.3; as the previous school
- This school
- Shropshire median
Dashed bars: as Oldbury Wells School (URN 123583), the previous school.
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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 | 154 | 341 | 2.2 | 112 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2025 | 188 | 332 | 1.8 | 114 | 0.61 |
| Sep 2024 | 164 | 318 | 1.9 | 110 | 0.67 |
| Sep 2023 | 174 | 316 | 1.8 | 139 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2022 | 147 | 277 | 1.9 | 126 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2021 | 134 | 256 | 1.9 | 126 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2020 | 140 | 250 | 1.8 | 120 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2019 | 165 | 324 | 2.0 | 175 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2018 | 166 | 288 | 1.7 | 176 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2017 | 178 | 268 | 1.5 | 167 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2016 | 195 | 326 | 1.7 | 210 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2015 * | 160 | 259 | 1.6 | 146 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2014 * | 156 | 240 | 1.5 | 141 | 0.90 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 131 | 42.1 | 37% | 62% | – |
| 2024/25 | 125 | 44.9 | 44% | 66% | – |
| 2023/24 | 161 | 44.5 | 41% | 65% | −0.44 |
| 2022/23 | 156 | 47.2 | 46% | 72% | −0.14 |
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
- Oldbury Wells SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.2applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
- 0.9 km · ShropshireGood20232.7applications per place 42.7Attainment 8
- 11.8 km · Telford and Wrekin20262.5applications per place 34.4Attainment 8
- 11.9 km · ShropshireRequires improvement20241.8applications per place 38.2Attainment 8
- 12.7 km · Telford and WrekinGood20224.9applications per place 44.8Attainment 8
- 14.0 km · Telford and WrekinSerious weaknesses Inadequate20222.1applications per place 29.0Attainment 8
- 14.9 km · Telford and WrekinRequires improvement20242.3applications per place 37.9Attainment 8
- 15.6 km · Staffordshire20261.7applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
- 15.8 km · Staffordshire20262.9applications per place 50.6Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 142153 · 893/4427
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,021 pupils · 740 on roll
- Free school meals
- 21.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 July 2015
- Replaced
- Oldbury Wells School (URN 123583)
- Address
- Oldbury Wells, Bridgnorth, WV16 5JD
- Local authority
- Shropshire
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources