Esland Shropshire School
Esland Shropshire School is an independent special school in Bridgnorth for boys and girls aged 8 to 18. It has 21 pupils and room for 35.
The Old Navy Building, Station Road, Bridgnorth, WV16 6SU01743 668900eslandshropshireschool.co.ukMrs Jo Blakeman headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2024: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Shropshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 21 | 5 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 20% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 80% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Clee CofE Primary School | Church of England | 580 m | 101 | Good 2024 | 18 | Compare |
| Brockton CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.7 miles | 51 | Report card 2026 | 2 | Compare |
| Morville CofE (Controlled) Primary School | Academy | 4.4 miles | 59 | Good 2023 | 20 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Esland Shropshire School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Esland Shropshire School yet.
How many pupils does Esland Shropshire School have?
21 pupils aged 8 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 35 places, so it is 60% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- The Old Navy Building, Station Road, Bridgnorth, WV16 6SU
- Telephone
- 01743 668900
- Website
- www.eslandshropshireschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jo Blakeman
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 8-18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Ward
- Brown Clee
- Constituency
- South Shropshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 24 December 2024 (new provision)
- URN
- 151197 · LAESTAB 8936048
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.