Recognition for Shrewsbury’s Community and Charity Work

Shrewsbury has been named a finalist in the Community Engagement and Charity Fundraising category at Talk Education’s 2025 Awards for Innovation in Education.

This accolade celebrates the commitment of our staff, pupils, and partners to making a meaningful and positive difference beyond the academic sphere. It reflects our ethos of whole person education and, with Old Salopian Charles Darwin’s legacy in mind, our aspiration to promote the ‘survival of the kindest’.

This recognition sits alongside a distinguished record of achievement across the school community. Recent highlights include Shrewsbury’s place among the World’s Top 100 Private Schools and Top 25 UK Senior Schools in the Spear’s School Index 2025, shortlisting for Boarding School of the Year at the Independent School of the Year Awards 2025, and the Oppidan Mentoring Gold Award, among many others listed below.

Headmaster Leo Winkley said:

"We are delighted that Shrewsbury has been selected as a finalist for the Community Engagement and Charity Fundraising category at Talk Education’s 2025 Awards for Innovation in Education.

“This recognition is a testament to the incredible work of our staff, pupils, and partners. Our award-winning programme of Partnership and Community Engagement is central to a Shrewsbury education. All pupils and staff benefit from the experience of outreach, caring for and connecting with others, and developing a strong sense of social responsibility."

Shrewsbury School Awards and Accolades since 2020:

• Independent School of the Year 2020.
• Winner of the Community Outreach Award at the Independent School of the Year Awards 2020.
• Highly Commended for Times Educational Supplement (TES) Awards Boarding School of the Year 2020.
• Shortlisted for TES Awards Boarding School of the Year in 2021, 2023 and 2024.
• Listed in The Spectator’s Oxbridge Files top 80 schools in the country for Oxbridge offers in 2022.
• Finalist in the Independent School of Year Awards for Student Careers Programme in 2022 and 2023.
• Named in ‘The Week’ as ‘Best for Philanthropy’ in 2022. Named in ‘The Week’ as ‘Best for Boarding’ in 2023.
• Shortlisted for TES Awards Independent School of the Year in 2023.
• Shortlisted for TES Awards Excellence in Creative Arts in 2023. Listed in School Sport Magazine’s top 1% of schools in the UK for sport in 2024.
• Nominated in Tatler Schools Awards 2024 for ‘Best Public School’.
• Finalist in the Independent School of the Year Awards 2024 for Best Use of Education Technology.
• Microsoft Showcase School 2024-2025.
• Named as one of the ‘25 Best UK Senior Schools in 2024 & 2025’ in Spear’s Magazine.
• Edtech 50 - Award for Innovation in AI and Digital Leaning 2025.
• Gold Mentoring Award - Oppidan Education 2025.
• Headmaster Leo Winkley nominated in Tatler Schools Awards 2025 for ‘Best Head of a Public School’.
• Shortlisted for Boarding School of the Year in 2025 in Independent School of the Year Awards.
• ISP – Finalist, Best Use of Education Technology 2024 (Independent Schools of the Year)
• The Cricketer – Top 100 Senior School (Schools Guide)