Shrewsbury School

Shrewsbury School Libera Scola Grammaticalis Regis Edvadri Sexti or King Edward VI School at Shrewsbury
Address
Kingsland Shrewsbury , Shropshire , SY3 7BA England
Coordinates	52°42′14″N 2°45′44″W / 52.7038°N 2.7622°W / 52.7038; -2.7622
Information
Type	Public school Private boarding school
Motto	Latin: Intus Si Recte Ne Labora (If Right Within, Trouble Not)
Religious affiliation(s)	Church of England
Established	1552; 472 years ago (1552)[1]
Founder	King Edward VI
Local authority	Shropshire Council
Department for Education URN	123608 Tables
Chair of Governing Body	James Pitt[2]
Headmaster	Leo Winkley
Staff	ca. 120
Gender	Co-educational (from 2015)
Age	13 to 18
Enrolment	ca. 840
Houses	13
Colour(s)	Royal Blue and White
Publication	The Salopian
Former pupils	Old Salopians
School Song	Carmen Salopiense
Website	www.shrewsbury.org.uk

Shrewsbury School is a public school (English fee-charging boarding school for pupils aged 13 –18) in Shrewsbury.

Founded in 1552 by Edward VI by Royal Charter,^[1] to replace the town's Saxon collegiate foundations which were disestablished in the sixteenth century, Shrewsbury School is one of the seven public schools subject to the Public Schools Act 1868 and one of the nine schools reviewed by the Clarendon Commission between 1861 and 1864.^[3]

It was originally a boarding school for boys, girls have been admitted into the Sixth Form since 2008 and the school has been co-educational since 2015. As of Michaelmas Term 2023, the school has 842 pupils: 522 boys and 320 girls. There are seven boys' houses and five girls' houses.^[4]

The present site, to which the school moved in 1882, is on the south bank of the River Severn.^[1]