62%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
36%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
43.4
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
52%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
781.9
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,207
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 13/09/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityShropshire
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.5:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of The Thomas Adams School · Secondary with sixth form · Shropshire
Part ofTHE 3-18 EDUCATION TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
62%
+7pp
71%60%49%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
36%
+9pp
45%36%27%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 36%
Attainment 8
43.4
+1.1
50.646.542.3
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 43.4
EBacc entry
52%
+6pp
52%49%46%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 52%
EBacc APS
781.9
+3.4
829.7785.4741.2
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 781.9
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22
A-level APS
32.2
+2.4
37.032.628.1
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 32.2
A-level value added
+0.00
+0.1
0.0-0.1-0.1
'24'25
'25 · 0.0
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
14%
+7pp
14%8%3%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 14%
Average A-level grade
C+
0
B-C+C-
'22'23'24'25
'25 · C+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,207
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
21%
Contact
Address
Lowe Hill, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5UB
Local authority
Shropshire
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 62% | 36% | 43.4 | Not applicable | 52% | 781.9 | 53% | 1,207 |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 27% | 42.3 | -0.50 | 46% | 778.5 | 50% | 1,226 |
| 2022/23 | 49% | 32% | 43.0 | -0.38 | 50% | 741.2 | 53% | 1,255 |
| 2021/22 | 71% | 45% | 50.6 | -0.16 | 47% | 829.7 | 52% | 1,221 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 32.2 | C+ | +0.00 | 14% | 76 |
| 2023/24 | 29.7 | C | -0.12 | 6% | 108 |
| 2022/23 | 28.1 | C- | — | 3% | 102 |
| 2021/22 | 37.0 | B- | — | 11% | 86 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,207 | 17.7 | 13% | 5% | 19% | 7% | 21% |
| 2023/24 | 1,226 | 17.5 | 15% | 5% | 16% | 8% | 24% |
| 2022/23 | 1,255 | 18.2 | 12% | 5% | 18% | 8% | 22% |
| 2021/22 | 1,221 | 17.8 | 12% | 4% | 17% | 8% | 28% |
| 2020/21 | 1,192 | 16.6 | 12% | 3% | 17% | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.