Meole Brace School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 4 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Shropshire
Unique reference
146146
Address
Longden Road, SY3 9DW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1351 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
52.0%
Girls
48.0%
First language not English
6.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
18.7%
Persistent absence
27.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
6.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 87.1%
Other White 5.6%
Mixed 2.8%
Indian 1.3%
Unclassified 1%
African 0.8%
Other Asian 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.51
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.3
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 21%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 31%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 44.5
Local authority average 44
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.83
Local authority average 3.79
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE16
Art & DesignGCSE31
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE1
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE5
AstronomyGCSE6
BiologyGCSE111
ChemistryGCSE107
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE40
Design & TechnologyGCSE37
DanceGCSE13
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Meole Brace School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
270
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
173
2nd preference
318
3rd preference
137
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
168
2nd preference
92
3rd preference
10
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
269
134
135
Year 8
270
139
131
Year 9
272
144
128
Year 10
270
151
119
Year 11
270
134
136
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
89.0%
81.7%
86.5%
Further education
5.0%
19.5%
34.7%
School sixth form
2.0%
17.0%
37.9%
Sixth form college
81.0%
43.6%
13.1%
Other education destinations
SP
1.6%
0.9%
Entering employment
5.0%
6.7%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
4.3%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
5.5%
5.2%
Destination unknown
0.0%
1.8%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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