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Oldbury Wells School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Oldbury Wells, Bridgnorth WV16 5JD · oldburywells.com · 01746 765454
On the mapSearch near WV16 5JD
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Shropshire 42.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 740
- 72% of 1,021 places
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 21.1%
- First language not English
- 0.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 112 families put the school first and 154 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 154 | 112 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 188 | 114 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 164 | 110 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 174 | 139 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 147 | 126 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.9, and 44% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Shropshire it was 42.5, and across England 46.
In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade C- (26.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ●44.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ●66.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼26.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.89 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 6.2 | −17.4 |
| Sixth form college | 44.7 | +11.4 |
| Further education | 34.2 | +7.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.7 | +4.5 |
| Employment | 1.2 | −3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.7 | +0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 1.2 | −1.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2018/19 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 students | C- (26.8) | Below average -0.42 | |
| 48 students | C- (26.4) | Below average -0.47 | |
| 14 students | Merit+ (28.5) | Average -0.11 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 50 | C+ (31.7) | -0.06 |
| 2016/17 | 49 | C (29.4) | +0.02 |
| 2015/16 | 65 | D+ (24.7) | -0.21 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 34.4 | −9.1 |
| Other education | 3.1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 15.6 | +4.7 |
| Employment | 28.1 | −0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.5 | −0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 6.3 | +2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 April 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Oldbury Wells School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 25 Apr 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (117 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 71%
- Replies
- 117
- 15% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 26 parents (22%) with SEND