Academy sponsor led · Shropshire

St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)

3–16Ages
703Pupils
All-throughPhase
143142URN

Moors Bank, St Martins, Oswestry, SY10 7BD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

1.0 above Shropshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Shropshire

138 applications for 49 places · small intake, not ranked

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

37.6of 90

Shropshire 41.9 England 46.0

19th of 20 in Shropshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 24 January 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
Early years 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

2.8applications per place, Year 7

1.0 above Shropshire median (1.8) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

138 applications · 49 places offered · 54 named it first

Small intakeFewer than 60 places, so not ranked.

2026 2.8; Shropshire median median 1.8
2025 2.2; Shropshire median median 1.6
2024 2.7; Shropshire median median 1.6
2023 2.0; Shropshire median median 1.6
2022 2.3; Shropshire median median 1.6
2021 1.5; Shropshire median median 1.5
2020 1.7; Shropshire median median 1.7
2019 1.6; Shropshire median median 1.5
2018 1.4; Shropshire median median 1.4
2017 1.7; Shropshire median median 1.5
2016 2.0; Shropshire median median 1.4; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Shropshire median median 1.4; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Shropshire median median 1.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Shropshire median in 9 of 10 years.

This school
Shropshire median

Dashed bars: as St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) (URN 123575), Ifton Heath Primary School (URN 123374), the previous school.

Reception entry, September 2026: 1.8 per place (38 applications for 21 places).

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

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	49	138	2.8	54	1.10
Sep 2025	46	102	2.2	46	1.00
Sep 2024	50	134	2.7	63	1.26
Sep 2023	62	124	2.0	69	1.11
Sep 2022	43	97	2.3	47	1.09
Sep 2021	58	86	1.5	56	0.97
Sep 2020	38	64	1.7	34	0.89
Sep 2019	46	73	1.6	45	0.98
Sep 2018	41	59	1.4	41	1.00
Sep 2017	30	51	1.7	31	1.03
Sep 2016 *	23	47	2.0	20	0.87
Sep 2015 *	27	34	1.3	26	0.96
Sep 2014 *	20	36	1.8	19	0.95

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

98 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)37.619th of 20 in Shropshire

Shropshire 41.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths25%19th of 20 in Shropshire

Shropshire 35% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths46%

Shropshire 58% England 66%

This school
Shropshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.52

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	98	37.6	25%	46%	–
2024/25	86	36.4	26%	47%	–
2023/24	77	38.5	25%	52%	−0.52
2022/23	82	35.2	23%	44%	−0.99

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

St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)This school
This school

Good2023

2.8applications per place 37.6Attainment 8
The Marches School
7.8 km · Shropshire

Good2023

1.2applications per place 38.1Attainment 8
Lakelands Academy
8.1 km · Shropshire

2026

2.1applications per place 42.7Attainment 8
The Corbet School
17.9 km · Shropshire

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
The Thomas Adams School
20.6 km · Shropshire

Good2023

2.2applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
Bishop Heber High School
21.4 km · Cheshire West and Chester

2026

1.4applications per place 54.6Attainment 8
Sir John Talbot's School
23.5 km · Shropshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 40.2Attainment 8
Shrewsbury Academy
28.8 km · Shropshire

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 31.9Attainment 8
The Priory School
30.0 km · Shropshire

Good2023

4.3applications per place 52.6Attainment 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 sponsor led
Phase: All-through
URN · DfE number: 143142 · 893/4002
Trust: The 3-18 Education Trust
Capacity: 660 pupils · 703 on roll
Free school meals: 21.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) (URN 123575); Ifton Heath Primary School (URN 123374)
Address: Moors Bank, St Martins, Oswestry, SY10 7BD
Local authority: Shropshire

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