Shrewsbury School A GSG School
- Shrewsbury School
The Schools
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY3 7BA - Head: Leo Winkley
- T 01743 280552
- F 01743 351009
- E admissions@shrewsbury.org.uk
- W www.shrewsbury.org.uk/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 13 to 18.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Shropshire
- Pupils: 832; sixth formers: 382 (232 boys, 150 girls)
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £35,256 - £37,164; Boarding £51,402 - £53,274 pa (last updated on 16/01/2025)
- Open days: September and November
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
‘Bee keepers are as celebrated as first X1 players here,’ says the head. In the next breath he told us that Shrewsbury’s girls’ cricket team were national champions and that the school had ‘invented’ cross country running. Year 9 follow the ‘origin’ curriculum, a non-examined programme which has been developed to ‘inspire a love of learning’ and gives pupils in their first year of senior school something, ‘refreshing and exciting’ to do after the grind of preparing for entrance exams. ‘If we are doing something, how can we share’ is the Shrewsbury approach. Community action, widening access and charity fundraising are fixtures in most schools but here they are front and centre, much more than...
What the school says...
Founded by Royal Charter in 1552, Shrewsbury School combines tradition with a vibrant, modern co-educational vision. We are a school with a strong sense of community and a willingness to look beyond our 110 acres and make connections across sectors and around the globe.
We are an 'all-in', 'both-and' school. 'All-in' because we want every individual pupil to embrace a wide range of opportunities in a community that values participation and the enjoyment of learning. 'Both-and' because we believe that the development of the whole person is best pursued through exposure to a full range of academic challenge, expert pastoral care, a wealth of co-curricular opportunity, rich culture and intellectual extension and the shared experience of living and learning together.
Our school motto gets to the heart of our educational vision: 'intus si recte ne labora' - if right within, trouble not.
Leo Winkley, Headmaster ...Read more
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Curricula
Cambridge Pre-U - an alternative to A levels, with all exams at the end of the two-year course.
Sports
Unusual sports
Polo
Rowing
Fencing
Shooting
Sailing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2018, Leo Winkley, previously head of St Peter’s School, York. Read theology at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. Taught at Ardingly College and Cheltenham Ladies’ College as head of religious studies; has also been managing head at Bedales. Married to Jules, a palliative care doctor; they have three children, two at the school.
He was born into a teaching family and in fact for two years he and his father (who was head of Uppingham) were HMC heads at the same time – ‘It was lovely.’ Grew up as a staff child at Cranleigh School in Surrey, staying on as a boarder with his brother when his father was appointed second master of Winchester College. A strong advocate of boarding (he has chaired the Boarding Schools’ Association), he observes that, ‘You...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
Although Shrewsbury is not a specialist school for pupils with special educational needs, it is pleased to offer learning support to boys and girls for whom such support is likely to be of real benefit. All pupils who enter Shrewsbury must have performed satisfactorily in our entrance tests. As a guide, we expect boys and girls taking Common Entrance to achieve an average score of not less than 55% across the subjects. Shrewsbury's Learning Support Department consists of six members of staff with specialist qualifications. Each works at the school to a weekly part-time timetable under the responsibility of the head of department. The work of the department is primarily geared to helping pupils whose academic progress is affected by dyslexia or a specific learning difficulty (usually associated with dyslexia). Tuition, one hour per week, is offered outside the teaching timetable and takes place in one of the four specialist rooms occupied by the Learning Support Department.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Might cover/be referred to as;
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), PDA , Social skills, Sensory processing disorder |
Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Hearing Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment |
Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty |
|
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing |
Y |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes |
Y |
| PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability |
|
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
|
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Might cover/be referred to as;
Anxiety , Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma |
Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication |
|
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP) |
|
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Auditory Processing, DCD, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting, Other specific learning difficulty, SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) |
Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aysgarth School | 2024 | 6 | 3 | Scholarship: Sports x 1, Art x 1 and Academic x 1 |
| Bilton Grange School | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 Music scholarship |
| Bryanston Prep | 2024 | |||
| King's College Prep School | 2024 | 1 | 1 | Scholarships: 1 x Academic |
| Maidwell Hall | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 Kennedy Scholarship |
| Moor Park | 2024 | 5 | 1 | 1 Allrounder Scholarship |
| Mowden Hall School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Pinewood | 2024 | 2 | ||
| St John's Beaumont School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Terrington Hall School | 2024 | 1 | 2 | Sir Michael Palin All-Rounder Scholarship; Academic Scholarship |
| The Downs Malvern | 2024 | 1 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| The Elms School | 2024 | 2 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| Windlesham House School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Woodcote House School | 2024 | 2 |
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