Options Higford
Options Higford is an independent special school in Shifnal for boys and girls aged 5 to 19. It has 69 pupils and room for 80.
Higford Hall, Higford, Shifnal, TF11 9ET01952 630600optionsgroup.co.ukMrs Samantha Denniss headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
15 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. That usually means the year group was too small to publish without identifying 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 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 69 | 58 | 47 | 29 | 25 | 28 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 81% | 100% | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckbury Church of England Primary School and Nursery | Academy | 0.9 miles | 51 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Worfield Endowed Church Of England Primary School | Academy | 3.1 miles | 154 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| Sir Alexander Fleming Primary School | Council | 3.6 miles | 362 | No overall grade 2024 | 58 | Compare |
| John Randall Primary School | Council | 3.8 miles | 216 | Good 2022 | 12 | Compare |
| Haughton School | Council | 3.8 miles | 200 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.9 miles | 398 | Good 2023 | 64 | Compare |
| Albrighton Primary School & Nursery | Academy | 4.1 miles | 344 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Lamledge School | Independent | 4.1 miles | 72 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Options Higford a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Options Higford yet.
How many pupils does Options Higford have?
69 pupils aged 5 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 80 places, so it is 86% full.
Does Options Higford have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Higford Hall, Higford, Shifnal, TF11 9ET
- Telephone
- 01952 630600
- Website
- www.optionsgroup.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Samantha Denniss
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Ward
- Shifnal Rural
- Constituency
- South Shropshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 7 November 2007 (new provision)
- URN
- 135445 · LAESTAB 8936106 · UKPRN 10044037
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
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, 2024/25 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.