Shrewsbury Academy, Shrewsbury

In its own words: "From the moment you join Shrewsbury Academy you will go on to become part of a global network of alumni making their impact around the world. Our Network Our Alumni aims to bring together all existing Grange School, Shrewsbury Academy and Sundorne School students."

In 2026, pupils at Shrewsbury Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 31.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 41.7 in Shropshire and 47 across England.

20% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 35% in Shropshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 33.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.55: 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 23.3, against 36.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 18 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 117 families put Shrewsbury Academy as their first choice and 208 named it as one of their preferences, for 139 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Shrewsbury Academy are Belvidere School (1.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 42.9); The Priory School (3.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.6); and Meole Brace School (3.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.8).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Shrewsbury Academy.

Shrewsbury Academy 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.

Of the 169 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 81% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 4% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

35.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 12.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 177 pupils (21.7%) received SEN support and 27 (3.3%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest railway station is Shrewsbury Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sundorne School (adjacent), 60 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 145 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Shropshire (10), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Shrewsbury Academy issued 742 suspensions, 92.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Shrewsbury Academy are Sundorne Infant School and Nursery (under 0.1 miles), Harlescott Junior School (0.3 miles), Grange Primary School (0.8 miles) and Wilfred Owen Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.