Private schools in Shropshire
31 fee-paying schools are registered in Shropshire: 12 mainstream and 19 special. 2 are single-sex. 22 take pupils to 18. Everything below is the Department for Education's register as it stands; fees, entrance tests and inspection reports live on each school's own site.
Mainstream independent schools
| School | Ages | Pupils | Faith | On roll | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adcote School for Girls Shrewsbury, SY4 2JY | 4 to 18 | Girls | Non-faith | 178 | 64% |
| Birchfield School Wolverhampton, WV7 3AF | 4 to 16 | Mixed | Church of England | 186 | 72% |
| Concord College Shrewsbury, SY5 7PF | 12 to 20 | Mixed | Non-faith | 536 | 85% |
| Ellesmere College Ellesmere, SY12 9AB | 7 to 19 | Mixed | Church of England | 432 | 63% |
| Moor Park School Ludlow, SY8 4DZ | 0 to 13 | Mixed | Catholic | 180 | 61% |
| Moreton Hall School Oswestry, SY11 3EW | 1 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 333 | 61% |
| Oswestry School Oswestry, SY11 2TL | 4 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 458 | 80% |
| Packwood Haugh School Shrewsbury, SY4 1HX | 4 to 13 | Mixed | Non-faith | 185 | 64% |
| Prestfelde School Shrewsbury, SY2 6NZ | 3 to 13 | Mixed | Church of England | 283 | 78% |
| Shrewsbury High School | 4 to 20 | Mixed | Non-faith | 309 | 43% |
| Shrewsbury School Shrewsbury, SY3 7BA | 12 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 848 | 94% |
| St Winefride's RC Independent School Shrewsbury, SY1 1TE | 3 to 11 | Mixed | Roman Catholic | 104 | 63% |
Independent special schools
| School | Ages | Pupils | Faith | On roll | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access School Shrewsbury, SY4 3EW | 5 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 30 | 100% |
| Acorn Wood Shropshire, SY13 3LR | 5 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 15 | 50% |
| Amberleigh Therapeutic School Telford, TF2 9NZ | 11 to 18 | Boys | Non-faith | 11 | 79% |
| Bettws Lifehouse Shropshire, SY3 9AH | 5 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 94 | 94% |
| Compass Community School Vicarage Park Kidderminster, DY14 8UH | 8 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 10 | 71% |
| Darwin School Potters Bar, EN6 1BB | 8 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 5 | 25% |
| Esland Shropshire School Bridgnorth, WV16 6SU | 8 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 21 | 60% |
| Harlescott House School Shrewsbury, SY1 3BA | 8 to 17 | Mixed | Non-faith | 3 | 21% |
| Lamledge School Shifnal, TF11 8SD | 5 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 72 | 69% |
| Oakwood School Shrewsbury, SY3 8BT | 5 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 8 | 27% |
| Options Higford Shifnal, TF11 9ET | 5 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 69 | 86% |
| Overton School | 7 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 43 | 96% |
| Physis Academy Whitchurch, SY13 2AA | 11 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 12 | 27% |
| Smallbrook School Nr.Wem, SY4 3HE | 7 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 91 | 96% |
| The Fitzroy Academy | 7 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 22 | 55% |
| The Gables Learning Centre Shropshire, WV7 3AG | 7 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 16 | 89% |
| The Henslow and Evolution School Shrewsbury, SY21 8FF | 5 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 30 | 44% |
| The Mews Potters Bar, EN6 1AG | 11 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 13 | 50% |
| Westbury School Shropshire, SY5 9QZ | 11 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 18 | 72% |
What this list is, and is not
Source: the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register, which every school in England must keep current, refreshed here with each import. "How full" is pupils on roll against the school's stated capacity, where both are reported. The register carries no fees, no entrance requirements and no inspection grades for independent schools: those are on each school's own site and the Independent Schools Inspectorate's. A school missing here is not registered in Shropshire, which for a school on a boundary can mean it is listed under the neighbouring council.
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