St Winefride's RC Independent School
St Winefride's RC Independent School is an independent school in Shrewsbury for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 104 pupils and room for 165.
Belmont, Shrewsbury, SY1 1TE01743 369883stwinefrides.comMr Richard Goody headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test. As a Roman Catholic school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
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 | 104 | 98 | 108 | 101 | 106 | 132 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 10% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 8% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury High School | Independent (grammar) | 230 m | 309 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Coleham Primary School | Academy | 490 m | 431 | Outstanding 2024 | 95 | Compare |
| Shrewsbury College | Further education | 520 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Shrewsbury School | Independent | 630 m | 848 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Bettws Lifehouse | Independent | 0.7 miles | 94 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St George's Junior School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 354 | Good 2023 | 64 | Compare |
| Woodfield Infant School & Nursery | Academy | 0.9 miles | 283 | No overall grade 2025 | 96 | Compare |
| The Priory School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 852 | Good 2023 | 78 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St Winefride's RC Independent School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score St Winefride's RC Independent School yet.
How many pupils does St Winefride's RC Independent School have?
104 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 165 places, so it is 63% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Belmont, Shrewsbury, SY1 1TE
- Telephone
- 01743 369883
- Website
- www.stwinefrides.com
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Goody
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Ward
- Quarry & Coton Hill
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 14 February 1958
- URN
- 123614 · LAESTAB 8936012 · UKPRN 10080509
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.