Access SchoolSmallbrook School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Access School and Smallbrook School.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 4.6 for Access School and 1.7 for Smallbrook School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Access School (3.3 in 2021-22, 4.6 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Smallbrook School (0.4 in 2021-22, 1.7 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ShrewsburyAccess School | Nr.WemSmallbrook School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | ||
| School type | Other independent special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 5-16 | 7-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 30 | 91 | |
| Capacity | 30 | 95 | |
| Location | Shrewsbury, SY4 3EW | Nr.Wem, SY4 3HE | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 4.6 Stronger figure | 1.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 9 | 12 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 30 | 75 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
Pupils on roll
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