Bridgnorth Endowed School, Bridgnorth

In its own words: "At Bridgnorth Endowed School, our core values of Trust, Aspiration, Respect, Resilience and Kindness are more than just words - they are the principles that guide everything we do."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include netball, tennis and swimming.

In 2026, pupils at Bridgnorth Endowed School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 41.7 in Shropshire and 47 across England.

37% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 35% in Shropshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 44.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.24: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 27.3, against 45.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 17.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were History, Biology and Physics.

For September 2026 entry, 148 families put Bridgnorth Endowed School as their first choice and 335 named it as one of their preferences, for 123 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 26 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Bridgnorth Endowed School is one of 14 schools run by The 3-18 Education Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 116 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 77% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 29% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 10% into work.

13.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Bridgnorth Endowed School.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bear Inn (adjacent), 30 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 80 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Shropshire (10), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Bridgnorth Endowed School issued 106 suspensions, 17.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Bridgnorth Endowed School are St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.2 miles); St Leonard's CofE Primary School (0.3 miles); St. Mary's Bluecoat Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles); and Castlefields Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.