Best Secondary Schools in Shropshire

We checked all 28 secondary schools in Shropshire and list every one: 20 ranked, then 8 without a rank.

Schools checked: 28
Ranked: 20
Without a rank: 8

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score across Shropshire, and each school's town is shown. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Shropshire also has 131 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Shropshire. Shropshire also has rankings for Shrewsbury.

Ranked secondary schools in Shropshire

Rank 1
The Priory School
Shrewsbury, Academy, 852 pupils, inspected November 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
52.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
55.7%
Rank 2
Sir John Talbot's School
Whitchurch, Academy, 861 pupils, inspected December 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
47.8%
Rank 3
The Corbet School
Shrewsbury, Academy, 691 pupils, inspected June 2013
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
47.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
44.7%
Rank 4
Church Stretton School
Church Stretton, Academy, 539 pupils, inspected February 2019
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
44.8%
Rank 5
Oldbury Wells School
Bridgnorth, Academy, 740 pupils, inspected June 2013
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
44%
Rank 6
Bridgnorth Endowed School
Bridgnorth, Academy, 601 pupils, inspected September 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
39.2%
Rank 7
Meole Brace School
Shrewsbury, Academy, 1,316 pupils, inspected July 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
37.9%
Rank 8
Mary Webb School and Science College
Shrewsbury, Academy, 632 pupils, inspected June 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
43.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
38%
Rank 9
The Marches School
Oswestry, Academy, 1,346 pupils, inspected September 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
43.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
38.5%
Rank 10
The Thomas Adams School
Shrewsbury, Academy, 1,214 pupils, inspected September 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
43.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
36.4%
Rank 11
The Community College, Bishop's Castle
Bishops Castle, Local authority maintained, 507 pupils, inspected April 2015
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
43.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
35.3%
Rank 12
Lakelands Academy
Ellesmere, Academy, 590 pupils, inspected June 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Attainment 8
43.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
34%
Rank 13
The Lacon Childe School
Kidderminster, Academy, 563 pupils, inspected June 2024
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Attainment 8
45.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
39.6%
Rank 14
Idsall School
Shifnal, Academy, 1,172 pupils, inspected November 2024
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Attainment 8
41.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
32.3%
Rank 15
Belvidere School
Shrewsbury, Academy, 830 pupils, inspected April 2025
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Attainment 8
39.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
33.7%
Rank 16
St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)
Oswestry, Academy, 703 pupils, inspected January 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
36.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
25.6%
Rank 17
William Brookes School
Much Wenlock, Academy, 748 pupils, inspected May 2024
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Attainment 8
41.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
37.5%
Rank 18
Ludlow Church of England School
Ludlow, Academy, 626 pupils, inspected May 2025
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement
Attainment 8
41.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
30%
Rank 19
The Grove School
Market Drayton, Academy, 856 pupils, inspected April 2023
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Attainment 8
39.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
28.2%
Rank 20
Shrewsbury Academy
Shrewsbury, Academy, 817 pupils, inspected January 2024
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Attainment 8
33.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
20.3%

Secondary schools in Shropshire without a rank

Adcote School for Girls
Shrewsbury, Independent, 178 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
51.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
38.1%
Birchfield School
Wolverhampton, Independent, 186 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Concord College
Shrewsbury, Independent, 536 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
24.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Ellesmere College
Ellesmere, Independent, 432 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
31.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Moreton Hall School
Oswestry, Independent, 333 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
50.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
53.5%
Oswestry School
Oswestry, Independent, 458 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
48.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
49.3%
Shrewsbury High School
Shrewsbury, Independent, Selective, 309 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
65.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
73.8%
Shrewsbury School
Shrewsbury, Independent, 848 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
23.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%