Mary Webb School and Science College
Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0TG
632 pupils · 105% of 604 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- TRUSTED SCHOOLS ALLIANCE
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Free school meals
- 20.3%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 June 2023, published 19 July 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 38% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 59.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 30.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 115 | 105 | 307 | 115 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 124 | 117 | 203 | 124 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 120 | 122 | 228 | 120 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 126 | 127 | 195 | 126 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 134 | 125 | 193 | 134 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 115 | 103 | 154 | 114 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 119 | 129 | 156 | 119 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 116 | 109 | 151 | 114 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Meole Brace School 9.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The Priory School 9.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Church Stretton School 12.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Belvidere School 13 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Shrewsbury Academy 14.3 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- The Corbet School 16.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.