The central ethos of the college is that all students should make outstanding progress and ultimately progress to higher education or employment. The college is student centred and all students are valued as unique and special individuals.

The college was formed on 1 August 2016 from the merger of the two incorporated colleges in the town, Shrewsbury Sixth From College and Shrewsbury College of Arts & Technology. The merger was endorsed by the Marches and Worcestershire Area Review which was published in November 2016. Shrewsbury College of Arts and Technology Corporation dissolved and transferred all its assets to Shrewsbury Sixth Form College. The newly formed Shrewsbury Colleges Group is therefore a designated sixth form college and is the largest sixth form college in the country as measured by turnover.