Shropshire
St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 37.6 is significantly below the national average. Progress 8 and pupil context may still indicate positive value-added.
- 37.6
- Attainment 8
- 25%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -0.52
- Progress 8
- [-0.88, -0.16]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Reception entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 21 | 21 | 21 (100%) | 38 |
| September 2025 | 28 | 28 | 28 (100%) | 44 |
| September 2024 | 29 | 31 | 29 (94%) | 46 |
| September 2023 | 24 | 22 | 22 (100%) | 37 |
| September 2022 | 40 | 35 | 35 (100%) | 54 |
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 49 | 54 | 49 (91%) | 138 |
| September 2025 | 46 | 46 | 46 (100%) | 102 |
| September 2024 | 50 | 63 | 50 (79%) | 134 |
| September 2023 | 62 | 69 | 61 (88%) | 124 |
| September 2022 | 43 | 47 | 43 (91%) | 97 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Shropshire’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 98 | 37.6 | — | 24.5% | 5.1% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 86 | 36.4 | — | 25.6% | — | 61.6% | 3.4 |
| 2023/2024 | 77 | 38.5 | -0.52 | 24.7% | — | 67.5% | 3.5 |
| 2022/2023 | 82 | 35.2 | -0.99 | 23.2% | — | 17.1% | 2.6 |
| 2021/2022 | 75 | 35.9 | -1.07 | — | — | 48.0% | 2.8 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Shropshire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 143142 |
| Local authority | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Phase | All-through |
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 3-16 |
| Headteacher | Alison Pope |
| Trust | THE 3-18 EDUCATION TRUST |
| Admissions | Not applicable |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | SY10 7BD |
| Pupils | 723 |
| FSM eligible | 22.4% |
Contact and identifiers
Moors Bank, St Martins, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 7BD
stmartins3-16.org1691776500| DfE number | 4002 |
| UKPRN | 10057548 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 2016 |
| GIAS updated | 17 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | 2024/2025 |
| Ofsted published | 8 Mar 2023 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 24 Jan 2023 |
| Publication date | 8 Mar 2023 |