Meole Brace SchoolMary Webb School and Science College

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Shrewsbury.

Summary of the comparison

Meole Brace School and Mary Webb School and Science College are secondary schools in Shrewsbury.

  • Meole Brace School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Mary Webb School and Science College scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Mary Webb School and Science College is ahead on our composite score.

  • Meole Brace School was judged Good and Mary Webb School and Science College was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.6 for Meole Brace School and 43.5 for Mary Webb School and Science College.

  • 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 Mary Webb School and Science College (48.4 in 2021-22, 43.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Meole Brace School versus Mary Webb School and Science College compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ShrewsburyMeole Brace SchoolShrewsburyMary Webb School and Science CollegeEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC55/100C58/100Stronger figure
Local ranking8th of 20 in Shropshire 5th of 20 in Shropshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,340 654
Capacity1,215 604
LocationShrewsbury, SY3 9DW Shrewsbury, SY5 0TG
GCSE results
Attainment 844.6 Stronger figure43.5 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths37.9% 38.0% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths61.7% Stronger figure59.7% 64.8%
Entering EBacc32.4% Stronger figure30.2% 40.5%
EBacc average point score3.92 Stronger figure3.84 4.09
Cohort256 129
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,340 654
Free school meals (ever 6)19.8% 21.3%
English as an additional language8.1% 5.2%
SEN support9.4% 17.7%
SEN with an EHC plan2.1% 3.2%
Attendance
Overall absence7.5% Stronger figure8.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence22.0% Stronger figure26.3% 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

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