Ludlow Church of England School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Church of England
Address Bromfield Road
Burway
Ludlow
Shropshire
SY8 1GJ
Phone 01584872691
Reference Number 144435

General Makeup

Number of pupils 623
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.6%
Girls: 50.4%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 22.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 68 66 134
8 61 71 132
9 67 64 131
10 56 57 113
11 57 56 113

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 81.4%
White, Other 8.8%
Unclassified 2.6%
Indian 1.6%
Mixed, Other 1.3%
White & Asian 1.1%
African 0.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.5%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Report Date 2025-06-19
Date Report
2025-05-07 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 19 June 2025
2020-02-11 School inspection:GoodSchool inspection, PDF - 13 May 2020
2017-04-13 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 13 April 2017
Previously as Ludlow Church of England School
2015-09-29 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 09 November 2015
2013-12-16 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 22 January 2014
2013-10-17 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 11 November 2013
2012-02-22 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 13 March 2012
2009-12-07 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 18 January 2010
2009-03-16 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 21 April 2009
2007-10-18 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 19 November 2007
2006-06-28 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 20 July 2006
2000-09-25 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 02 January 2001
2015-09-29 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 09 November 2015
2013-12-16 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 22 January 2014
2013-10-17 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 11 November 2013
2012-02-22 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 13 March 2012
2009-12-07 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 18 January 2010
2009-03-16 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 21 April 2009
2007-10-18 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 19 November 2007
2006-06-28 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 20 July 2006
2000-09-25 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 02 January 2001

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 30% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 53.6% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 32 3
Third Preference 18 0
From another Local Authority 10 3

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Name Distance
St Laurence CofE Primary School
Jockeyfield, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 1TP
0.99 miles
Ludlow Primary School
Clee View, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 1HX
1.1 miles
Moor Park School
Moor Park, Ludlow, SY8 4DZ
2.73 miles
Bishop Hooper Church of England Primary School
Shropshire, Ashford Carbonel, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 4BX
3.2 miles
Bitterley CofE Primary School (Aided)
Bitterley, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 3HF
3.67 miles
Onny CofE (A) Primary School
Onibury, Craven Arms, Shropshire, SY7 9AW
3.75 miles
Name Distance
Overton School
Hereford Road, Ludlow, Shropshire, Shropshire, SY8 4AD
2.55 miles
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