Best Schools in Shropshire

How many schools are there in Shropshire?

Shropshire has 244 open schools: 174 state primary, 31 state secondary or all-through, 12 independent, 21 special and 6 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Shropshire are rated Outstanding?

20 schools in Shropshire were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Shrewsbury College, Adderley CofE Primary School, Redhill Primary Academy, Coleham Primary School, Condover College Limited and 15 more. Counting Good as well, 87% of the 172 graded schools here are rated 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.

Shrewsbury CollegeAdderley CofE Primary SchoolRedhill Primary AcademyColeham Primary SchoolCondover College Limited

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Shropshire get the best GCSE results?

Of the 33 schools in Shropshire with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Newport Girls' High School Academy (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 74.4 and 97% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Haberdashers' Adams (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 73.9 and 97% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and The Priory School, with an Attainment 8 score of 52.6 and 57% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Newport Girls' High School AcademyHaberdashers' AdamsThe Priory School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Shropshire have the best SATs results?

3 of the 131 primary schools in Shropshire with 2025 Key Stage 2 results had every pupil reach the expected standard in both reading and maths: Clunbury CofE Primary School, St Edward's CofE Primary School and St Lucia's CofE Primary School & Nursery. Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Clunbury CofE Primary SchoolSt Edward's CofE Primary SchoolSt Lucia's CofE Primary School & Nursery

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Shropshire?

Yes. Haberdashers' Adams and Newport Girls' High School Academy are state grammar schools in Shropshire. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

Haberdashers' AdamsNewport Girls' High School Academy

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Shropshire?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Telford and Wrekin published how far the last place offered went at these schools: Aqueduct Primary Academy, 857 metres for 2026 entry; Crudgington Primary School, 6651 metres for 2026 entry; Grange Park Primary School, 1937 metres for 2026 entry; Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase, 1931 metres for 2026 entry; Holy Trinity Academy, 1861 metres for 2026 entry. We hold figures for 15 schools in Shropshire; each school's page has its own history. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Aqueduct Primary AcademyCrudgington Primary SchoolGrange Park Primary SchoolHadley Learning Community - Secondary PhaseHoly Trinity Academy

Source: Telford and Wrekin admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Shropshire?

Apply to your council - Shropshire; Telford and Wrekin; or Herefordshire, County of, depending on your address - 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.