Idsall School, Shifnal

In 2026, pupils at Idsall School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 41.7 in Shropshire and 47 across England.

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

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 41.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.85: pupils made well 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 32.4, against 44.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 170 families put Idsall School as their first choice and 277 named it as one of their preferences, for 197 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Idsall School are Holy Trinity Academy (2.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.9); The Telford Park School (3.1 miles, Attainment 8 29); Thomas Telford School (3.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.8); and The Telford Langley School (4.2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37.9).

Idsall School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Idsall School is one of 18 schools run by Marches Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.5 in 2024/25.

137 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Idsall School (as of September 2025): 55% would recommend the school, 72% say their child is happy there and 41% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (72%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (41%).

Of the 214 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 21% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 115 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 46% went on to university or other higher education, 9% to apprenticeships and 27% into work. 21% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

4.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (84%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 141 pupils (12%) received SEN support and 24 (2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Shifnal Rail Station, about 780 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Green (adjacent), 110 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 59 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Shropshire (10), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Idsall School issued 507 suspensions, 43.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Idsall School are Shifnal Primary School (0.1 miles) and St Andrew's CofE Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.