Meole Brace SchoolBelvidere School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Shrewsbury.
Summary of the comparison
Meole Brace School and Belvidere School are secondary schools in Shrewsbury.
Meole Brace School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Belvidere School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Meole Brace School is ahead on our composite score.
Meole Brace School was judged Good and Belvidere School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.6 for Meole Brace School and 39.8 for Belvidere School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Meole Brace School (46.5 in 2021-22, 44.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Belvidere School (50.8 in 2021-22, 39.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ShrewsburyMeole Brace School | ShrewsburyBelvidere School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C55/100Stronger figure | D49/100 | |
| Local ranking | 8th of 20 in Shropshire Stronger figure | 13th of 20 in Shropshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,340 | 841 | |
| Capacity | 1,215 | 840 | |
| Location | Shrewsbury, SY3 9DW | Shrewsbury, SY2 5RJ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.6 Stronger figure | 39.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37.9% Stronger figure | 33.7% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61.7% Stronger figure | 52.1% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 32.4% | 39.6% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.92 Stronger figure | 3.57 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 256 | 169 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,340 | 841 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 19.8% | 29.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 8.1% | 5.2% | |
| SEN support | 9.4% | 9.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.1% | 3.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.5% Stronger figure | 9.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.0% Stronger figure | 25.6% | 15.8% |
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
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Meole Brace School
Belvidere School
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