The Marches School

School Name: The Marches School
Address: Morda Road
Town/City: Oswestry
County: Shropshire
Postcode: SY11 2AR
Telephone Number: 01691 664400
Website: http://marchesschool.co.uk/

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
Trust: Marches Academy Trust
Sponsor: The Marches Academy Trust

Headteacher: Mrs Sally Wilmot
Capacity: 1500
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1346 (51% boys & 49% girls)
Enrollment: 90% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 20.1%

• SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
• SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health

URN: 136979
DfE Number: 893/4437
UKPRN: 10034750
UPRN: 100071402731
Region: West Midlands (E12000005)
District: Shropshire (E06000051)
Constituency: North Shropshire (E14001398)
Electoral Ward: Oswestry South (E05016055)

Easting & Northing: 328622E, 328902N
Latitude & Longitude: 52° 51' 12.61" N 3° 3' 40.68" W
Plus Code: 9C4RVW3Q+CF

DfE Record: View record

1. Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.3km)
2. Oswestry School (0.4km)
3. Morda CofE Primary School (1.3km)
4. Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery (1.5km)
5. Woodside Primary School (1.5km)
6. The Meadows Primary School (2.1km)
7. Trefonen CofE Primary School (3.2km)
8. Whittington CofE (VA) Primary School (4.5km)
9. Derwen College (4.5km)

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• Sir John Talbot's School
• Longlands Primary School
• Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery
• The Grove School
• Lower Heath CofE Primary School
• Grange Primary School
• Shrewsbury Academy
• Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School
• Woodlands School
• Selattyn CofE Primary School
• Cockshutt CofE Primary School and Nursery
• Criftins CofE Primary School and Nursery
• St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery
• Kinnerley Church of England Primary School and Nursery
• West Felton Church of England Primary School and Nursery
• Weston Lullingfields Church of England Primary School and Nursery

• Idsall School
• Sir John Talbot's School
• Longlands Primary School
• Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery
• The Grove School
• Lower Heath CofE Primary School
• Grange Primary School
• Shrewsbury Academy
• Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School
• Woodlands School
• Selattyn CofE Primary School
• Cockshutt CofE Primary School and Nursery
• Criftins CofE Primary School and Nursery
• St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery
• Kinnerley Church of England Primary School and Nursery
• West Felton Church of England Primary School and Nursery
• Weston Lullingfields Church of England Primary School and Nursery

• The Marches School and Technology College