Welcome to Oldbury Wells School
On behalf of all our students and staff, I am delighted to welcome you to Oldbury Wells School.
We are a dynamic, forward looking school located in the historic town of Bridgnorth, Shropshire, our vision… to ‘inspire education’ and ‘inspire lives’.
As a school; we are alive with learning, ensuring everyone continually improves to be the best they can while developing individual interests and talents. We aim for all our young people to further gain in confidence and ASPIRE to make the best progress in all they do within a safe, caring and supportive environment. Our school has high expectations and high levels of achievement and ensures ENJOYMENT is at the heart of all our work.
We provide high quality experiences through an exciting curriculum and extensive wider opportunities, ensuring our school is a great place to be and a great place to learn. We are relentless in celebrating everyone’s ACHIEVEMENT in all aspects of their academic and personal development, ensuring everyone is fully prepared to move forward taking their place in today’s diverse society.
We value our traditions and encourage our students to have the highest expectations of themselves and others; our dedicated staff work in support of every individual to help them achieve their ambitions.
Our students recognise the importance of doing their best, achieving excellent results at all levels; their achievements are recognised locally, regionally and nationally as being exceptionally strong.
Our blended approach of academic rigour and enriched opportunities ensures our school is 'a lovely place to be and a great place to study and work’ (OFSTED).
Our website provides an opportunity for you to find out more about our school and join us in celebrating all that makes Oldbury Wells the very special place it is; we hope that you find it informative. We would also encourage you to follow us on our social media feeds to hear more about our students’ amazing achievements.
Should you wish to find out more about the school or if you have any specific questions, do not hesitate to make contact so we can provide you with the detail required.
We look forward to welcoming you!
Mr Adam Walker
Headteacher
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Boarding Type
No Boarder
School Type
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Suitable Ages
11 to 16
Gender
Mixed
No. of Students
736 Total
No. of Boys
374 (50.8%)
No. of Girls
362 (49.2%)
Academic Excellence
GCSE Results
Latest Examination
8.7%
Students achieving A*/A grades (9/8/7)
A-Level Results
Sixth Form Performance
A* grades
7.06%
A*/A grades
14.12%
Leavers’ Destinations
Destinations after A-Levels
UK higher education
69%
School
70%
England
Higher Apprenticeships
0%
School
1%
England
Higher education or training
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Enrichment Activities
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every sport you can imagine can be experienced and become part of your child’s school life at Oldbury Wells.
Here at Oldbury Wells, we also offer the Duke of Edinburgh Award, where students take part in a range of voluntary, physical, skill based activities, and also an expedition.
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