Physis Academy
Physis Academy is an independent special school in Whitchurch for boys and girls aged 11 to 18. It has 12 pupils and room for 45.
Heath Road, Whitchurch, SY13 2AA01948 841070physisacademy.co.ukMr James Nation headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
4 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 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 12 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 63% | 67% | 83% | 25% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 38% | 33% | 17% | 0% | 29% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academy | Academy | 540 m | 291 | Good 2023 | 73 | Compare |
| Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy | Academy | 660 m | 304 | Good 2023 | 23 | Compare |
| Sir John Talbot's School | Academy | 0.6 miles | 861 | Good 2023 | 64 | Compare |
| Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery | Academy | 2.1 miles | 123 | Report card 2026 | 4 | Compare |
| Tushingham With Grindley CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.3 miles | 113 | No overall grade 2025 | 80 | Compare |
| Bronington Voluntary Aided Primary School | Church in Wales | 3.6 miles | 44 | Estyn, no grade | – | Compare |
| Acorn Wood | Independent | 4.0 miles | 15 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Whixall CofE Primary School | Academy | 4.5 miles | 152 | No overall grade 2025 | 75 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Physis Academy a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Physis Academy yet.
How many pupils does Physis Academy have?
12 pupils aged 11 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 45 places, so it is 27% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Heath Road, Whitchurch, SY13 2AA
- Telephone
- 01948 841070
- Website
- www.physisacademy.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr James Nation
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Ward
- Whitchurch South
- Constituency
- North Shropshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 15 August 2012 (new provision)
- URN
- 138580 · LAESTAB 8936029 · UKPRN 10070576
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.