Harlescott House School
Harlescott House School is an independent special school in Shrewsbury for boys and girls aged 8 to 17. It has 3 pupils and room for 14.
Harlescott Lane, Shrewsbury, SY1 3BA0782 711 4830Ms Victoria Gould headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2024
2 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
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 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenacres Primary School | Academy | 270 m | 105 | No overall grade 2025 | 9 | Compare |
| Grange Primary School | Academy | 760 m | 164 | Good 2024 | 3 | Compare |
| Shrewsbury Academy | Academy | 1.1 miles | 817 | Requires improvement 2024 | 6 | Compare |
| Sundorne Infant School and Nursery | Academy | 1.1 miles | 332 | Good 2021 | 21 | Compare |
| Mount Pleasant Primary | Academy | 1.2 miles | 346 | Report card 2026 | 17 | Compare |
| Harlescott Junior School | Academy | 1.2 miles | 343 | Good 2023 | 29 | Compare |
| Tuition, Medical and Behaviour Support Service | Pupil referral unit | 1.5 miles | 40 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Greenfields Primary School | Academy | 1.6 miles | 342 | No overall grade 2025 | 60 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Harlescott House School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Harlescott House School yet.
How many pupils does Harlescott House School have?
3 pupils aged 8 to 17 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 14 places, so it is 21% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Harlescott Lane, Shrewsbury, SY1 3BA
- Telephone
- 0782 711 4830
- Headteacher
- Ms Victoria Gould
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 8-17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Ward
- Harlescott
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 7 December 2022 (new provision)
- URN
- 149268 · LAESTAB 8936047
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.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2023/24 final.
- 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.