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Ludlow Church of England School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Bromfield Road, Burway, Ludlow SY8 1GJ · ludlowschool.com · 01584 872691
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Shropshire 42.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 626
- 89% of 700 places
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 23.8%
- First language not English
- 4.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 115 families put the school first and 118 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 | 118 | 115 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 118 | 115 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 127 | 120 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 124 | 121 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 111 | 111 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.9, and 30% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Shropshire it was 42.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼30.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼56.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼16.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.52 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 123587)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 27.3 | +17.2 |
| Further education | 51.8 | −19.8 |
| Other education | 1.8 | +0.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.3 | +1.8 |
| Employment | 4.5 | +0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.5 | −1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.7 | −0.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Ludlow Church of England School on 7 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 7 May 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2020Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
32% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (94 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 32%
- Replies
- 94
- 15% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (22%) with SEND