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Mary Webb School and Science College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Pontesbury, Shrewsbury SY5 0TG · marywebbschool.com · 01743 792100
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Shropshire 42.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 632
- 28 over 604 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.3%
- First language not English
- 5.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 105 families put the school first and 115 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 | 115 | 105 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 124 | 117 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 120 | 122 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 126 | 127 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 134 | 125 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.5, and 38% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼38.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼59.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼30.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.84 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 123577)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.8 | −0.1 |
| Sixth form college | 63.6 | −3.6 |
| Further education | 15.7 | +7.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8 | −5.4 |
| Employment | 1.7 | −3.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.3 | +1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 4.1 | +3.2 |
Ofsted
Mary Webb School and Science College was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2015
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 123577), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123577)
May 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123577)
What parents said
77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (69 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 77%
- Replies
- 69
- 11% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (22%) with SEND