Academy converter · Shropshire

Mary Webb School and Science College

11–16Ages
632Pupils
SecondaryPhase
146509URN

Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0TG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 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

307 applications for 115 places · 4th of 18 in Shropshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.1of 90

Shropshire 41.9 England 46.0

13th of 20 in Shropshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 June 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) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

307 applications · 115 places offered · 105 named it first

2026 2.7; Shropshire median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Shropshire median median 1.6
2024 1.9; Shropshire median median 1.6
2023 1.6; Shropshire median median 1.6
2022 1.4; Shropshire median median 1.6
2021 1.3; Shropshire median median 1.5
2020 1.3; Shropshire median median 1.7
2019 1.3; Shropshire median median 1.5
2018 1.1; Shropshire median median 1.4; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Shropshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
2016 1.0; Shropshire median median 1.4; as the previous school
2015 1.2; Shropshire median median 1.4; as the previous school
2014 1.0; Shropshire median median 1.3; as the previous school

This school
Shropshire median

Dashed bars: as Mary Webb School and Science College (URN 123577), 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	115	307	2.7	105	0.91
Sep 2025	124	203	1.6	117	0.94
Sep 2024	120	228	1.9	122	1.02
Sep 2023	126	195	1.6	127	1.01
Sep 2022	134	193	1.4	125	0.93
Sep 2021	115	154	1.3	103	0.90
Sep 2020	119	156	1.3	129	1.08
Sep 2019	116	151	1.3	109	0.94
Sep 2018 *	118	129	1.1	111	0.94
Sep 2017 *	101	127	1.3	101	1.00
Sep 2016 *	110	104	1.0	93	0.85
Sep 2015 *	84	99	1.2	80	0.95
Sep 2014 *	102	104	1.0	88	0.86

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

119 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.113th of 20 in Shropshire

Shropshire 41.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths35%11th of 20 in Shropshire

Shropshire 35% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths58%

Shropshire 58% England 66%

This school
Shropshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.08

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	119	41.1	35%	58%	–
2024/25	129	43.5	38%	60%	–
2023/24	121	47.9	44%	66%	+0.08
2022/23	117	48.0	44%	74%	−0.01

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

Mary Webb School and Science CollegeThis school
This school

Good2023

2.7applications per place 41.1Attainment 8
Meole Brace School
9.2 km · Shropshire

Good2024

2.5applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
The Priory School
9.4 km · Shropshire

Good2023

4.3applications per place 52.6Attainment 8
Church Stretton School
12.5 km · Shropshire

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 44.7Attainment 8
Belvidere School
13.0 km · Shropshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 42.9Attainment 8
Shrewsbury Academy
14.3 km · Shropshire

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 31.9Attainment 8
The Corbet School
16.4 km · Shropshire

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
The Community College, Bishop's Castle
19.3 km · Shropshire

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
William Brookes School
22.6 km · Shropshire

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 38.2Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 146509 · 893/4410
Trust: Trusted Schools Alliance
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 604 pupils · 632 on roll
Free school meals: 20.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2019
Replaced: Mary Webb School and Science College (URN 123577)
Address: Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0TG
Local authority: Shropshire

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