United Kingdom · West Midlands · Local Authority
Shropshire
Unitary authority · West Midlands, England · population ~325k · 151 state-funded schools
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How Shropshire ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£37,804/yr
Low
Worse than 66% of UK LAs
House price
£275,000
Mid-range
Around UK average
Rent
£803/mo
Affordable
Better than 72% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,528/yr
Expensive
Worse than 75% of UK LAs
Crime
48.2/1k
Safest
Better than 91% of UK LAs
Deprivation
17.1
Mid
Better than 56% of UK LAs
Schools
86.7%
Concerning
Worse than 88% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
150 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
130 of 150 (86.7%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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151 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 151 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Marches School | Secondary | 1,396 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Meole Brace School | Secondary | 1,340 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Thomas Adams School | Secondary | 1,207 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Idsall School | Secondary | 1,170 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sir John Talbot's School | Secondary | 873 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Priory School | Secondary | 856 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Belvidere School | Secondary | 841 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
William Brookes School | Secondary | 820 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Grove School | Secondary | 815 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Shrewsbury Academy | Secondary | 802 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Oldbury Wells School | Secondary | 736 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) | Secondary | 723 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Corbet School | Secondary | 719 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Mary Webb School and Science College | Secondary | 654 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ludlow Church of England School | Secondary | 623 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bridgnorth Endowed School | Secondary | 602 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Woodside Primary School | Primary | 591 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lakelands Academy | Secondary | 581 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Church Stretton School | Secondary | 538 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Lacon Childe School | Secondary | 538 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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