Oldbury Wells School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Bridgnorth · WV16 5JD · Shropshire
Ages 11–16
- Att844.5
- P8-0.4
- EM5+41%
- Absence8.9%
0.5 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 139143
Bridgnorth Endowed School
Academy converter · Bridgnorth · WV16 4ER
Ages 11–16 · 601 pupils · Shropshire
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
45.4
Overall absence
6.9%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-09-13
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.24
−20+2
Attainment 845.4
English & maths grade 5+49%
English & maths grade 4+65%
EBacc entry68%
EBacc APS: 4.2
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence6.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.7%
Unauthorised1.0%
- Authorised absence
- 5.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 607
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill100%
601 pupils · 600 places
- Pupils on roll
- 601
- Boys / girls
- 316 / 285
- School capacity
- 600
- Capacity fill
- 601 / 600 (100%)
- Free school meals
- 13.7%
- FSM pupils
- 82
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE 3-18 EDUCATION TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE 3-18 EDUCATION TRUST
- Sponsor
- The 3-18 Education Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Penn
Location
- Address
- Northgate
- Postcode
- WV16 4ER
- Town
- Bridgnorth
- County
- Shropshire
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- District
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, 601 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 13.7%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy converter · Primary
BRIDGNORTH · WV16 4HW · Shropshire
Ages 4–11
- FSM4.7%
0.2 miles away
St Leonard's CofE Primary School
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Primary
Bridgnorth · WV16 4HL · Shropshire
Ages 3–11
- KS269%
- Absence6.1%
- FSM15.5%
0.3 miles away
Academy converter · Primary
Bridgnorth · WV15 5EQ · Shropshire
Ages 3–11
- FSM25.8%
0.6 miles away
Castlefields Primary School
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Primary
Bridgnorth · WV16 5DQ · Shropshire
Ages 3–11
- KS282%
- Absence4.8%
- FSM4.4%
0.7 miles away
Morville CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Bridgnorth · WV16 4RJ · Shropshire
Ages 5–11
- KS217%
- Absence4.6%
- FSM6.8%
2.7 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Penn
- Telephone
- 01746762103