Helping our students achieve their potential through an academic enrichment programme aiming to encourage successful applications to competitive universities.
Our students excel at university
| ACROSS ALL UNIVERSITIES: |
| 86% |
Shrewsbury College students gained
FIRST CLASS
or UPPER
SECOND CLASS
HONOURS
The national average for schools and colleges was 76%.
| RUSSELL GROUP UNIVERSITIES: |
| 92% |
Shrewsbury College students gained
FIRST CLASS or
UPPER SECOND
CLASS HONOURS
The national average for schools and colleges was 85%.
97% of students would recommend the college to a friend. |
We are the only Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ sixth form or college in Shropshire.
Ofsted praised the college for “A culture of high standards in teaching and high aspirations for student outcomes.”
75 A Level students achieved AAA or better. |
20%
We are in the top 20% nationally for A Level student progress.
Shrewsbury College students, year on year, are more likely to get a first than students from independent schools, sixth form colleges, and school sixth forms.
The 2025 Higher Education Statistics Agency report shows how graduates of Shrewsbury College did at university.
This report shows degree classification stats for final year students who graduated in 2024, and continuation status for first year students who started their studies in 2022/23.
Supporting your studies at college to succeed at the highest level
Shrewsbury Scholars is a comprehensive and challenging programme of support and guidance designed to facilitate successful applications to the UK’s most competitive universities, including Oxford and Cambridge.
Students are selected for the programme based on their GCSE results and teacher recommendations.
Our Shrewsbury Scholars will have access to the following:
- Regular timetabled sessions to develop critical thinking, oracy and academic curiosity.
- Early support with university research and super-curricular work to enhance UCAS applications, including additional subject extension courses.
- Advice and guidance from successful college alumni.
Emphasis on early applications for Oxbridge and medical sciences, with workshops to support personal statement writing - Links with our regionally affiliated colleges at Oxford and Cambridge universities.
- Residential trips to Oxford and Cambridge universities.
- Interview practice and support with admission tests.
- UCAT preparation for Medicine and access to Medify are supported by the college
- Support to access work experience and volunteering for medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine.
- Support with applications to summer schools.
Academic societies:
- OaCSoc - Oxford and Cambridge Society
- MedSoc - Medical Society
- VetSoc - Veterinary Society
- LawSoc - Law Society
- STEMSoc - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths Society