Shrewsbury Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Shrewsbury, West Midlands SY1 4LL · Shropshire
#433 of 493 secondary schools in West Midlands
#3704 of 4,090 nationally
About Shrewsbury Academy
Shrewsbury Academy is a academy secondary located in Shrewsbury, in the Shropshire local authority of West Midlands, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 817 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 17.5 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 433rd of 493 ranked secondary schools in West Midlands. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (31th percentile), and its weakest is attainment 8 (12th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 817; capacity filled 68.9%; grade 4+ english & maths 38.1%; ebacc average points 2.78.
There are 58 schools in Shrewsbury; Shrewsbury Academy ranks 52nd of 55 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)33.2
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)20.3%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)35.9%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Shrewsbury Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 817
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 35.9%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 68.9%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 33.2
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 20.3%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 38.1%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 2.78
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Shrewsbury Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Sundorne Infant School and Nursery
Shrewsbury · Academy primary · Ages 3–7
332 students · 143 m away
Harlescott Junior School
Shrewsbury · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
343 students · 530 m away
Grange Primary School
Shrewsbury · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
164 students · 1.3 km away
Wilfred Owen Primary School
Shrewsbury · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
216 students · 1.4 km away
Mount Pleasant Primary
Shrewsbury · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
346 students · 1.4 km away
Greenacres Primary School
Shrewsbury · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
105 students · 1.5 km away
The Martin Wilson School
Shrewsbury · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
164 students · 1.7 km away
Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Shrewsbury · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
194 students · 1.8 km away
Belvidere Primary School
Shrewsbury · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
263 students · 2.1 km away
Greenfields Primary School
Shrewsbury · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
342 students · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in West Midlands with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Ash Green School
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816 students
George Eliot Academy
Nuneaton · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
815 students
King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
Birmingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
815 students
Finham Park 2
Coventry · Academy secondary · Ages 11–19
812 students
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School
Wednesbury · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
807 students
Clayton Hall Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
828 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Shrewsbury Academy a good school?
Shrewsbury Academy has a Success Index (England) of 17.5 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #433 of 493 in West Midlands. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Shrewsbury Academy rank in West Midlands?
Shrewsbury Academy ranks #433 of 493 secondary schools in West Midlands and #3704 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Shrewsbury Academy?
Shrewsbury Academy had 817 students in 2025.
Is Shrewsbury Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
Shrewsbury Academy is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Shrewsbury Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Shrewsbury Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.