Belvidere School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- 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
- 146506
- Address
- Belvidere Lane, SY2 5RJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 855 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.4%
- Girls
- 50.6%
- First language not English
- 5.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.5%
- Persistent absence
- 30.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.3%
White British 85.3%
Other White 4.9%
Mixed 4.5%
Unclassified 1.8%
Other Asian 0.9%
Indian 0.7%
African 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.3
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 25%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
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 3.82
Local authority average 3.79
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 18 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 15 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 36 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 28 |
| Biology | GCSE | 67 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 16 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 66 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 12 |
Admissions
Belvidere School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 168
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 171
- 2nd preference
- 88
- 3rd preference
- 149
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 158
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 178 74 104 |
| Year 8 | 170 92 78 |
| Year 9 | 169 100 69 |
| Year 10 | 165 80 85 |
| Year 11 | 173 76 97 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 81.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 9.0% 23.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 16.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 68.0% 40.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 6.5% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 5.0% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 6.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.5% 1.2% |