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Shrewsbury College

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationShrewsburyShropshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Average A level gradeC+2024/25

Shrewsbury College is a further education in Shrewsbury for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

Priory Road, Shrewsbury, SY1 1RX01743 235491Mr James Staniforth principal & chief executive officerAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

1,937 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeC+33.8 points per entry
A level progress+0.11Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better11%with two subjects universities favour
Stayed and finished90%of students who started
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students1,9371,8941,8571,7393,2513,332
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry33.8033.4732.5936.6632.3534.63
Average A level gradeC+C+C+B-C+C+
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS34.2933.1032.7536.3827.8830.46
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects11%10%10%12%8%13%
A level progressA level value added+0.11+0.13+0.04+0.15
Applied general courses: points per entry31.2032.2432.2233.37
T levels: points per entry29.7230.6232.86
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed90%82%88%89%90%89%

A level subjects

35 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

Strongest A levels

French85%A* to B, England 60% · 20 entries
Electronics69%A* to B, England 49% · 13 entries
Design and Technology (Product Design)55%A* to B, England 38% · 38 entries
Mathematics (Further)93%A* to B, England 76% · 14 entries
A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsPsychology214Biology142Sociology124History124Geography119Business Studies114Mathematics110Chemistry96English Literature87Law74Economics70Physics61Fine Art55Classical Civilisation54Photography54Media / Film / TV Studies54Government and Politics52Physical Education / Sports Studies51English Language and Literature49Film Studies39English Language38Design and Technology (Product Design)38Graphics38Computer Science32Drama and Theatre Studies32Geology32Mathematics (Statistics)31Textiles21French20Religious Studies18Spanish15Music14Mathematics (Further)14Electronics13German7
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Psychology214 entries · 15% A* or A · 97% passed
36%England 46%
Biology142 entries · 30% A* or A · 94% passed
48%England 49%
Sociology124 entries · 25% A* or A · 100% passed
55%England 49%
History124 entries · 12% A* or A · 99% passed
41%England 55%
Geography119 entries · 22% A* or A · 98% passed
45%England 51%
Business Studies114 entries · 22% A* or A · 99% passed
46%England 47%
Mathematics110 entries · 50% A* or A · 97% passed
69%England 60%
Chemistry96 entries · 30% A* or A · 95% passed
53%England 53%
English Literature87 entries · 15% A* or A · 100% passed
58%England 52%
Law74 entries · 15% A* or A · 96% passed
35%England 40%
Economics70 entries · 17% A* or A · 99% passed
53%England 57%
Physics61 entries · 23% A* or A · 95% passed
53%England 51%
Fine Art55 entries · 56% A* or A · 100% passed
75%England 65%
Classical Civilisation54 entries · 6% A* or A · 98% passed
24%England 55%
Photography54 entries · 22% A* or A · 100% passed
56%England 58%
Media / Film / TV Studies54 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
19%England 46%
Government and Politics52 entries · 23% A* or A · 100% passed
60%England 55%
Physical Education / Sports Studies51 entries · 0% A* or A · 92% passed
22%England 41%
English Language and Literature49 entries · 20% A* or A · 100% passed
53%England 47%
Film Studies39 entries · 23% A* or A · 100% passed
46%England 57%
English Language38 entries · 21% A* or A · 92% passed
58%England 44%
Design and Technology (Product Design)38 entries · 16% A* or A · 97% passed
55%England 38%
Graphics38 entries · 40% A* or A · 100% passed
79%England 65%
Computer Science32 entries · 28% A* or A · 97% passed
47%England 46%
Drama and Theatre Studies32 entries · 0% A* or A · 91% passed
19%England 54%
Geology32 entries · 28% A* or A · 100% passed
41%England 45%
Mathematics (Statistics)31 entries · 10% A* or A · 84% passed
23%England 35%
Textiles21 entries · 33% A* or A · 100% passed
71%England 67%
French20 entries · 30% A* or A · 100% passed
85%England 60%
Religious Studies18 entries · 28% A* or A · 100% passed
50%England 50%
Spanish15 entries · 13% A* or A · 93% passed
60%England 59%
Music14 entries · 14% A* or A · 100% passed
50%England 47%
Mathematics (Further)14 entries · 64% A* or A · 100% passed
93%England 76%
Electronics13 entries · 39% A* or A · 100% passed
69%England 49%
German7 entries · 29% A* or A · 100% passed
57%England 59%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

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.

Pupils on roll
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 1,790 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training84%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 78%, compared with 86% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training57%England 72%
Top-third universities14%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades
Higher or degree apprenticeship10%England 6%
Higher technical course3%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 45% went on to degree-level study or training and 8% to a top-third university.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training84%81%84%
Education40%37%41%
Apprenticeship10%8%10%2%
Work35%35%34%
Not in education, work or training12%15%13%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m94112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate197 per 1,000 people116% higher than the England average
Typical house price£275,000Shropshire
Nearest bus stop530 mBus Station Timetable, 0 stops within 500 m

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Shrewsbury High SchoolIndependent (grammar)420 m309Not inspectedCompare
St Winefride's RC Independent SchoolIndependent520 m104Not inspectedCompare
Shrewsbury SchoolIndependent570 m848Not inspectedCompare
St George's Junior SchoolAcademy930 m354Good 202364Compare
Woodfield Infant School & NurseryAcademy0.6 miles283No overall grade 202596Compare
Coleham Primary SchoolAcademy0.6 miles431Outstanding 202495Compare
Bettws LifehouseIndependent0.8 miles94Not inspectedCompare
Greenfields Primary SchoolAcademy0.9 miles342No overall grade 202560Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Shrewsbury College a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Shrewsbury College yet.

How many pupils does Shrewsbury College have?

The number of pupils is not published.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Priory Road, Shrewsbury, SY1 1RX
Telephone
01743 235491
Principal & Chief Executive Officer
Mr James Staniforth
Type of school
Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 16-99
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Shropshire
Ward
Quarry & Coton Hill
Constituency
Shrewsbury
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
130800 · LAESTAB 8938600 · UKPRN 10005822
Formerly
Shrewsbury College of Arts and Technology

Where these figures come from