Best Schools in Oswestry

How many schools are there in Oswestry?

Oswestry has 19 open schools: 13 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through, 2 independent and 2 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Are there any Outstanding schools in Oswestry?

None of the 12 graded schools in Oswestry currently holds an Outstanding rating. 12 are rated Good, so 100% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Oswestry get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Oswestry with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at The Marches School, with an Attainment 8 score of 38.1 and 27% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community), with an Attainment 8 score of 37.6 and 25% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

The Marches SchoolSt Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Oswestry have the best SATs results?

Of the 10 primary schools in Oswestry with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Gobowen Primary School (96% in reading, 96% in maths); Whittington CofE (VA) Primary School (67% in reading, 88% in maths); and Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery (76% in reading, 72% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Gobowen Primary SchoolWhittington CofE (VA) Primary SchoolHoly Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Oswestry?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Oswestry selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Oswestry have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Oswestry have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Shropshire allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Oswestry?

Apply to Shropshire through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.