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Belvidere School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Belvidere Lane, Shrewsbury SY2 5RJ · belvidereschool.co.uk · 01743 235073
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Shropshire 42.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 830
- 99% of 840 places
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 30.8%
- First language not English
- 7.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 168 families put the school first and 168 places were offered; 89% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 168 | 168 | 1 | 89% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 168 | 151 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 168 | 171 | 1▲ | 92% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 178 | 195 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 163 | 185 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.8, and 33.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Shropshire it was 42.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼33.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼52.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ●39.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.57 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 123570)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.8 | −6.4 |
| Sixth form college | 74.9 | +5.9 |
| Further education | 7 | −1.2 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −2.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.1 | +0.9 |
| Employment | 5.3 | +0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.7 | +1.5 |
| Activity not captured | 1.8 | — |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Belvidere School on 1 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 1 Apr 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 123570), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123570)
Jan 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123570)
What parents said
62% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (170 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 62%
- Replies
- 170
- 20% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied
based on 53 parents (31%) with SEND