Belvidere School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Apr 1 2025 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
- 146506
- Address
- Belvidere Lane, SY2 5RJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 841 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 5.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.3%
- Persistent absence
- 25.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.8%
White British 84.5%
Mixed 4.9%
Other White 4.6%
Unclassified 1.8%
Other Asian 1.7%
Indian 0.8%
African 0.6%
Other 0.5%
Chinese 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 40%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.7
Local authority average 42.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.57
Local authority average 3.7
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 20 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 7 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 44 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 59 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 59 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 13 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 23 |
Admissions
Belvidere School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 168
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 151
- 2nd preference
- 89
- 3rd preference
- 126
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 149
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 171 84 87 |
| Year 8 | 169 72 97 |
| Year 9 | 168 90 78 |
| Year 10 | 165 96 69 |
| Year 11 | 168 82 86 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 80.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 5.0% 19.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 14.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 71.0% 45.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 5.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 3.7% 3.0% |