Belvidere School

Academy converter · Secondary school · Shrewsbury, Shropshire
SY2 5RJ
Composite score
49.7

School overview

Belvidere School is a secondary school serving Shrewsbury, Shropshire, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. It has 841 pupils aged 11 to 16 on roll. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 39.8, below the national average of 46. That is down 1.6 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

34% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 52% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Belvidere School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.

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#2,538
National rank
#293
In West Midlands
#17
In Shropshire
Top 80%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
39.8
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
34%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
52%
% EBacc grade 5+
11%
EBacc average points score
3.57

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 841 % FSM ever-6 29.0% % EAL 5.2% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed

Location

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