Academy converter · Shropshire

Shrewsbury Academy

11–16Ages
817Pupils
SecondaryPhase
147540URN

Corndon Crescent, Shrewsbury, SY1 4LL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.3 below Shropshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Shropshire

208 applications for 139 places · 13th of 18 in Shropshire

Every year since 2017

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

31.9of 90

Shropshire 41.9 England 46.0

20th of 20 in Shropshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 23 January 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement

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

1.5applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Shropshire median (1.8) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

208 applications · 139 places offered · 117 named it first

2026 1.5; Shropshire median median 1.8
2025 1.3; Shropshire median median 1.6
2024 1.3; Shropshire median median 1.6
2023 0.8; Shropshire median median 1.6
2022 1.2; Shropshire median median 1.6
2021 0.6; Shropshire median median 1.5
2020 0.8; Shropshire median median 1.7
2019 0.8; Shropshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
2018 0.8; Shropshire median median 1.4; as the previous school
2017 1.1; Shropshire median median 1.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Shropshire median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Shropshire median

Dashed bars: as Shrewsbury Academy (URN 143401), 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	139	208	1.5	117	0.84
Sep 2025	151	193	1.3	140	0.93
Sep 2024	162	202	1.3	138	0.85
Sep 2023	212	171	0.8	119	0.56
Sep 2022	160	187	1.2	129	0.81
Sep 2021	181	114	0.6	87	0.48
Sep 2020	151	118	0.8	84	0.56
Sep 2019 *	187	146	0.8	116	0.62
Sep 2018 *	200	160	0.8	123	0.62
Sep 2017 *	170	191	1.1	164	0.96

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

154 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)31.920th of 20 in Shropshire

Shropshire 41.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths20%20th of 20 in Shropshire

Shropshire 35% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths39%

Shropshire 58% England 66%

This school
Shropshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.55

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	154	31.9	20%	39%	–
2024/25	118	33.2	20%	38%	–
2023/24	169	37.2	29%	45%	−0.55
2022/23	164	32.1	17%	36%	−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

Shrewsbury AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 31.9Attainment 8
Belvidere School
2.4 km · Shropshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 42.9Attainment 8
The Priory School
5.0 km · Shropshire

Good2023

4.3applications per place 52.6Attainment 8
Meole Brace School
5.3 km · Shropshire

Good2024

2.5applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
The Corbet School
11.0 km · Shropshire

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
Charlton School
14.2 km · Telford and Wrekin

2026

2.6applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
The Thomas Adams School
14.2 km · Shropshire

Good2023

2.2applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
Mary Webb School and Science College
14.3 km · Shropshire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 41.1Attainment 8
Ercall Wood Academy
14.7 km · Telford and Wrekin

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 45.9Attainment 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: 147540 · 893/4004
Trust: Marches Academy Trust
Capacity: 1,185 pupils · 817 on roll
Free school meals: 35.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2019
Replaced: Shrewsbury Academy (URN 143401)
Address: Corndon Crescent, Shrewsbury, SY1 4LL
Local authority: Shropshire

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