Academic Results & Destinations 2024

Pupils at Shrewsbury consistently achieve exceptionally strong results placing us as one of the leading schools in the UK.

2024 was an unprecedented year for Shrewsbury pupils; not only did they receive 10 Oxbridge offers, 87% progressed to their first choice university destinations and 19 pupils progressed to North American universities, including two going on to study at Harvard.

The Spectator recently named Shrewsbury School in their "Oxbridge Files" which lists the top 80 institutions in the UK for student progression to Oxford and Cambridge universities. Shrewsbury is one of the 33 independent schools that are featured in the list.

Academic excellence is achieved through a wide-ranging curriculum that uncovers and encourages a genuine love of learning, alongside inspirational teaching that challenges each pupil to strive for her or his own personal best.

There's so much academic support for people here at Shrewsbury and the fact that it allows you to keep up such a high standard of academics but also such a high standard of music or rowing or drama or whatever your passion is, I think is probably my favourite thing about Shrewsbury School. - Nat (EDH, 2024)

Shrewsbury for life - Discover Nat's story

A Levels and Destinations

In 2024, 87% of students progressed to their first-choice university destinations with 72% of Salopians enrolling in a Global Top 200 university. 74% of pupils achieved A Level grades A* - B with 42 pupils achieving straight A* - A.

Over the last five years Salopians have received over 50 Oxbridge offers. Pupils who choose to apply to Oxford and Cambridge are supported through a programme of enrichment lessons which include extension material, admissions exam practice, and mock interviews. All university applicants are supported by our Futures Department as well as subject-specific teachers and tutors.

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Academic life at Shrewsbury is fantastic. There is so much support. Shrewsbury has a very good working atmosphere and you’re so close to your teachers you can always ask for advice. Everything being so close means that you get a great work/life balance. - Jeremy (O, 2024)

Shrewsbury for life - Discover Jeremy's story

An increasing number of Salopians are choosing to study in top North American universities, with 19 students in 2024 enrolling in prestigious US and Canadian Universities, including 7 taking up academic and sports scholarships, including:

Temple University - Academic and Rowing Scholarship
The University of Pennsylvania - Rowing Scholarship
University of North Carolina - Rowing Scholarship

Other global destinations in the last three years include:

Harvard University, US
The University of Chicago, US
UC Berkley, US
The Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po), France
The Charité, Berlin University Medical School, Germany
Bocconi University, Italy
IE Business School, Madrid, Spain
The University of Toronto, Canada
The University of Hong Kong
The University of Melbourne, Australia

Shrewsbury was invaluable in my help to get to Cambridge University. Their support post A Level was so helpful. - Kate W (M, 2023)

Shrewsbury for life - Discover Kate's story

72% of 2024 leavers chose to progress to a university ranked in the world's top 200

Our pupils are fully supported by a vastly experienced and dynamic teaching staff alongside our Futures Department in preparing them for when they leave Shrewsbury.

Academic life at Shrewsbury is second to none, and especially for those who have the hunger for academics, the support is always there. The teachers, no matter what they're doing, they'll always have the time to give you that extra support. - Luke (SH, 2024)

Shrewsbury for life - Discover Luke's story

(I)GCSEs

In 2024, 54% of grades were awarded 9-7 at IGCSE. Across all entries, over 500 grade 9/8’s were awarded to pupils and our five-year average of 9-8 grades awarded to pupils is 44% and for 9-7 grades is 66%. The majority of pupils progress from Fifth Form to our Sixth Form, where our curriculum is based around A Level qualifications.