GCSE Results 2025: Celebrating achievements across our schools
As the academic year draws to a close, we are proud to showcase some of the outstanding GCSE results from across our schools. Congratulations to all Year 11 students on the culmination of many years of hard work and dedication! We also take time today to recognise the invaluable contributions of our staff, and the […]
Celebrating an outstanding year of A-level success
Congratulations are in order at Thomas Adams Sixth Form today as students and staff celebrate another year of outstanding A-Level results. Thomas Adams Sixth Form students pictured with their A-Level results. (Pictured L-R Top row: Elliot Long, Melissa Mason. Middle row: Luke Morris, Chloe Lewis, Amy Brough. Bottom row: Cerys Greaves, Molly Day, Rosie Allen.) […]
A snapshot of stories from our schools, staff and communities
As the school year draws to a close, we reflect on an incredible year at The 3-18 Education Trust with a snapshot of inspiring stories of student success, staff accomplishment and memories made with our communities. We wish all our students, families, staff and communities a wonderful summer, and look forward to what next year […]
Commemorating VE Day 80 across our family of schools
From themed menus and music to moments of reflection, on Thursday 8th May 2025 pupils and staff from across our family of schools proudly celebrated the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe day. Bowbrook Primary School “Celebrating and remembering VE Day with our friends from Shrewsbury School. A day of hope and liberation!” Coleham Primary […]
Thomas Adams School celebrate national boarding award for innovation
The award recognises the school’s pioneering work in developing and implementing inspection triads – a collaborative peer-assessment framework that brings together boarding schools to conduct structured reviews of each other’s practices. Thomas Adams School is proud to announce that it has been awarded the prestigious Boarding Innovation Award at the Boarding Schools’ Association (BSA) Supporting […]
In the press: Building memories, friendships and lifelong skills – Inside Thomas Adams School
Headteacher Mark Cooper spoke to the Shropshire Star about the Thomas Adams’ unique position as one of the country’s few remaining state boarding schools. Boarding students at Thomas Adams School (Credit: Shropshire Star) Mark said that boarding brings diversity, provides pupils with different experiences and is a thoroughly ‘valued’ part of the school. Read the […]
Spectacular setting for Thomas Adams School founder visit
The New Year started in style with a visit to the inspiring surroundings of Drapers’ Hall in London for David O’Toole, CEO at The 3-18 Education Trust and Mark Cooper, Headteacher at The Thomas Adams School in Wem. The Thomas Adams School has a longstanding affiliation with The Drapers’ Company. Sir Thomas Adams, Master of […]
New student support building to open at Thomas Adams School in 2025
A new modular building designed to offer additional support for pupils struggling to access the classroom will open at Thomas Adams School in Wem in the new year. The state-of-the-art spaces include a warm and welcoming classroom base, equipped with technology designed to ensure all abilities are catered for. There will also be a dedicated […]
Energy saving solar panels for four Trust schools
Energy saving solar panels have been installed at four schools across the Trust this year as part of the School Condition Allocation (SCA) investment. The schools benefitting from the installation are: Much Wenlock Primary School – a vibrant primary school at the heart of Much Wenlock town The Priory School – a leading secondary school […]
Inaugural Boarding Schools’ Association West Midlands Boarding Forum a resounding success
Thomas Adams School in Wem recently hosted the first ever West Midlands Boarding Forum bringing together over twenty schools from diverse backgrounds, including both prep and senior institutions, independent and state-run. Hosted at Adams House, the boarding house of Thomas Adams School in Wem, Shropshire, the event gathered boarding school leaders, house parents, and support […]