Shrewsbury has a proud legacy of instilling a spirit of academic curiosity and ambition amongst its students, and preparing them to further their education at the world's leading universities and colleges, including Oxford, Cambridge, Yale and Harvard.

Parents and guests enjoyed an exclusive audience with Riverside’s award-winning higher education team, hosted by City Campus. 

Ms Amanda Dennison, Principal at City Campus, summarised the Early Years and Primary curriculum approach at Shrewsbury, before handing over to Mr Rob Groves (Assistant Principal, Senior (Academic), who explained the continued high-quality learning opportunities at the senior school at Riverside. 

Mr Groves reiterated the school's success in its GCSE and A Level results, with 2018 figures showing 70% of Riverside's students achieving A*/A grades in their A Levels, and 95% being awarded A*-C grades in iGCSEs.

Riverside’s Director of Higher Education, Ms Jo Fretwell, then took the floor to share her team’s expertise and experience in the field of university applications, international connections and student support. 

Finally Mr Chris Seal, Principal at Riverside, shared news from Shrewsbury's alumni, following a recent trip to the USA to catch up with students now studying at universities including UCLA, University of Southern California, Occidental College, University of California Berkeley, and Stanford University.

Parents were pleased to learn how their children will be supported from primary school at City Campus right through to leading universities in the UK, USA, Thailand and around the world.

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