Bridgnorth Endowed School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Shropshire
Northgate, Bridgnorth, WV16 4ER
65
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 13/09/2023
Application demand
61%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.1%
17.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
601
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
600 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
61%
1st preference success rate
119 of 195 families who put it first got an offer
120
Places offered
358
Total applications
3.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 195 | 119 | ● 61% |
| 2nd preference | 128 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 26 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 9 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 358 | 120 | 34% |
1st preference success by year
Shropshire lets families list 3 preferences. 50 applications came from outside the council area (8 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Michael Penn
- Address
- Northgate, Bridgnorth, WV16 4ER
- Phone
- 01746762103
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Ward / constituency
- Bridgnorth East · South Shropshire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139143
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 1% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE 3-18 EDUCATION TRUST
601 pupils · 600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
13 September 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 619 pupils
Attendance
93.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
17.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.24 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 49% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.23 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 39.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 65.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 48.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.94 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 120 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 20.83 | 35 |
| Average grade | D | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 40 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 120 | 13% | 53% | 76% | |
| English Language | 120 | 14% | 48% | 70% | |
| English Literature | 120 | 8% | 43% | 63% | |
| History | 75 | 20% | 51% | 65% | |
| Combined Science | 68 | 6% | 25% | 59% | |
| Biology | 52 | 21% | 48% | 63% | |
| Physics | 52 | 21% | 50% | 67% | |
| Chemistry | 52 | 21% | 44% | 63% | |
| Spanish | 43 | 5% | 14% | 42% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 43 | 12% | 51% | 74% | |
| Art and Design | 42 | 31% | 55% | 60% | |
| Physical Education | 41 | 5% | 17% | 27% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Shropshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.