William Brookes School
About William Brookes School
William Brookes School is a secondary school in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. Around 820 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 41.4 — below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 2.0 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.
38% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 54% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. If you are considering William Brookes School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.
Performance (KS4 GCSE)
Three-year trends
How each headline measure has moved across the last three years of published DfE data. Direction of travel, not a like-for-like ranking.
Ofsted judgements
School profile
Official sources
Verify the latest information directly from government services. We refresh from DfE performance tables annually — Ofsted reports change more frequently.