Adcote School for Girls

Little Ness, Shrewsbury, SY4 2JY

All-through school in Shrewsbury.

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Age range
4–18
Co-ed status
Girls
Number of students
197
Day / boarding
Day & boarding
Religious affiliation
Church of England
Average fees
Day £17,378 · Boarding £42,120 (annual, inc. VAT)
Has a nursery
No

Fee profile

Pre-Reception —
Reception —
Year 1 —
Year 2 —
Year 3 £11,700
Year 4 £11,700
Year 5 £11,700
Year 6 £11,700
Year 7 £19,800
Year 8 £19,800
Year 9 £19,800
Year 10 £21,240
Year 11 £21,240
Year 12 £21,240
Year 13 £21,240

Bursaries

Yes

Scholarships

Yes

A-level results

% A*–A56%
% A*–B70%
Subjects12

Results shown for 2025.

Subject popularity

By percentage of all A-level exams taken.

Mathematics31%
Languages22%
Biology9%
Chemistry9%
Economics9%

Admissions

Adcote's admissions process appears welcoming but carefully aligned to the school's identity as a girls' day-and-boarding school. Families are invited to see the campus, explore the boarding offer and understand the pastoral and confidence-building culture, rather than simply treat the process as a narrow academic hurdle.

How the school describes itself

  • Adcote is nurturing, ambitious and girl-centred.
  • The school stresses confidence, leadership, engagement, achievement and resilience, with a strong emphasis on helping each girl discover and develop her particular strengths.
  • The school is upbeat, supportive and intentionally empowering.

Parents like

  • A persuasive option for families who want a girls' school that sounds warm and confidence-building rather than brittle or excessively formal.
  • The attraction is the mix of boarding flexibility, visible encouragement of talent and a school culture that is determined to help girls grow in self-belief.
  • It suits parents who value pastoral lift as much as exam results.

Inspection snapshot

The school has a positive public inspection story. Adcote highlights a successful inspection and uses that alongside its wider marketing around confidence, resilience and personalised support, giving families a reassuring external reference point for the everyday quality of the school.

Adcote School for Girls

All-through school in Shrewsbury.

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How the school describes itself

  • Adcote is nurturing, ambitious and girl-centred.
  • The school stresses confidence, leadership, engagement, achievement and resilience, with a strong emphasis on helping each girl discover and develop her particular strengths.
  • The school is upbeat, supportive and intentionally empowering.

Fee profile

Annual fees including VAT. 2025-26.

Year 3£11,700
Year 4£11,700
Year 5£11,700
Year 6£11,700
Year 7£19,800
Year 8£19,800
Year 9£19,800
Year 10£21,240
Year 11£21,240
Year 12£21,240
Year 13£21,240
Year 3£42,120
Year 4£42,120
Year 5£42,120
Year 6£42,120
Year 7£42,120
Year 8£42,120
Year 9£42,120
Year 10£42,120
Year 11£42,120
Year 12£42,120
Year 13£42,120

A-level results

% A*–A56%
% A*–B70%
Different A-level subjects12

Results shown for 2025.

Popular subjects

By percentage of all A-level exams taken.

Mathematics31%
Languages22%
Biology9%
Chemistry9%
Economics9%

Parents like

  • A persuasive option for families who want a girls' school that sounds warm and confidence-building rather than brittle or excessively formal.
  • The attraction is the mix of boarding flexibility, visible encouragement of talent and a school culture that is determined to help girls grow in self-belief.
  • It suits parents who value pastoral lift as much as exam results.

Admissions

Adcote's admissions process appears welcoming but carefully aligned to the school's identity as a girls' day-and-boarding school. Families are invited to see the campus, explore the boarding offer and understand the pastoral and confidence-building culture, rather than simply treat the process as a narrow academic hurdle.

Scholarships

Scholarships and bursaries are an established part of the Adcote offer. Published material points to awards across academic, sport, performing arts, music, art and other categories, with some fee concessions and bursary-style support also visible in the wider fees information.

Bursaries

Adcote says a variety of bursaries and scholarships are available to UK students. Its public bursary guidance says bursaries may be available to parents of pupils entering the school at any age and are means-tested.

  • Any age; families should confirm the current route directly with admissions.
  • The school publishes means-tested bursary support, but no standard remission scale is published for all awards.
  • Families should expect a bursary application with proof of income and other supporting financial information.

Inspection snapshot

The school has a positive public inspection story. Adcote highlights a successful inspection and uses that alongside its wider marketing around confidence, resilience and personalised support, giving families a reassuring external reference point for the everyday quality of the school.

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