Shrewsbury School
| Shrewsbury School Libera Scola Grammaticalis Regis Edvadri Sexti or King Edward VI School at Shrewsbury | |
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| Address | |
Kingsland , , SY3 7BA England | |
| Coordinates | 52°42′14″N 2°45′44″W / 52.7038°N 2.7622°W |
| 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 |
| Founder | King Edward VI |
| Local authority | Shropshire Council |
| Department for Education URN | 123608 Tables |
| Chair of Governing Body | James Pitt |
| Headmaster | Leo Winkley |
| Staff | ca. 120 |
| Gender | Co-educational (from 2015) |
| Age | 13 to 18 |
| Enrolment | ca. 840 |
| Houses | 12 |
| Colour(s) | Royal Blue and White |
| Publication | The Salopian |
| Alumni | Old Salopians |
| School Song | Carmen Salopiense |
| Website | www.shrewsbury.org.uk |
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Shrewsbury School is a public school in Shrewsbury.
Founded in 1552 by Edward VI by royal charter, 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.
It was originally founded as a boarding school for boys. In 2008, however, girls were accepted in the Sixth Form. And since 2015 Shrewsbury School has become a co-educational school. As at Michaelmas Term 2023, Shrewsbury School had 842 pupils: 522 boys and 320 girls. The school has seven boys', and five girls' houses.
The present site, to which the school moved in 1882, is on the south bank of the River Severn.