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Church Stretton School

Shropshire, SY6 6EXSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jul 2024
Progress 8
+0.44
Above average
−20+2
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
98 1st-choice / 101 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#592 of 3,141 nationally

About Church Stretton School

Church Stretton School sits within Shropshire’s state secondary landscape as the top-ranked school in the local authority, according to Progress 8 scores. Among 19 same-type schools in Shropshire, it holds the number one spot, placing it in the top five per cent nationally. Its closest local peers include The Corbet School, Sir John Talbot’s School, and Mary Webb School and Science College, each with lower Progress 8 scores. The school is a mixed, non-denominational secondary for pupils aged 11 to 16, with no sixth form. Headteacher Andrew Wood leads a school of 538 pupils, just under its capacity of 600. The school is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, it received 170 applications for 101 places, with 98 of those offers going to first-preference families. That oversubscription ratio of 1.68 suggests strong local demand, and the school’s Good Ofsted rating, confirmed in its most recent ungraded inspection in July 2024, backs that up.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressShrewsbury Road, Church Stretton, Shropshire, SY6 6EX
HeadteacherAndrew Wood
Local AuthorityShropshire
Number of Pupils538
Free School Meals (FSM)17.7%
School Capacity538 / 600 (90% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

3 Jul 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (3 Jul 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 26 Mar 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

8
Sixth Form CentreGymnasiumScience LabsArt StudiosAstro TurfPlaying FieldsSports HallChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

14

Sports

AthleticsSwimmingMartial ArtsCross CountryRoundersNetballTennisDance

Clubs & Activities

DramaChoirEco ClubOrchestraDebateScience Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyMulti-Sensory

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:20

Source: churchstretton.shropshire.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Church Stretton School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.