Pontesbury CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Primary
Shrewsbury · SY5 0TF · Shropshire
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
0.1 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 146509
Mary Webb School and Science College
Academy converter · Shrewsbury · SY5 0TG
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–16
Pupils
632
Local authority
Shropshire
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
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 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, 632 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 20.3%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Minsterley Primary School
Community school · Primary
Shrewsbury · SY5 0BE · Shropshire
Ages 2–11
Status: Open
2.0 miles away
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Longden CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Shrewsbury · SY5 8EX · Shropshire
Ages 2–11
Status: Open
2.4 miles away
Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 146509
Location
- Address
- Pontesbury
- Postcode
- SY5 0TG
- Town
- Shrewsbury
- County
- Shropshire
- Local authority
- Shropshire
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 632
- Boys / girls
- 325 / 307
- School capacity
- 604
- Capacity fill
- 632 / 604 (105%)
- Free school meals
- 20.3%
- FSM pupils
- 128
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Governance
- Academy trust: TRUSTED SCHOOLS ALLIANCE
- Academy trust
- TRUSTED SCHOOLS ALLIANCE
Contact
- Telephone
- 01743792100