Severnvale Academy - Shrewsbury Severnvale Academy is a small school, providing extremely high quality English programmes for adults and juniors. We provide General, Business, Legal and Examination courses in small classes with excellent teachers, in a personalised, international environment. Our adult courses are based in our lovely 18th-Century building in the centre of Shrewsbury (pop. 100,000) - one of England’s most beautiful medieval towns, and not overcrowded with foreign visitors.