Shrewsbury Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jan 23 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Unique reference
- 147540
- Address
- Corndon Crescent, SY1 4LL
- Website
- Not available
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 802 (69% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.4%
- Girls
- 50.6%
- First language not English
- 10.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.7%
- Persistent absence
- 26.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.9%
White British 82.8%
Other White 8.4%
Mixed 3.4%
African 2.6%
Indian 1%
Other Asian 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 8%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 20%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 33.2
Local authority average 42.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.78
Local authority average 3.7
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 14 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 14 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 15 |
| English Language | GCSE | 114 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 114 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 30 |
| Geography | GCSE | 49 |
| History | GCSE | 52 |
Admissions
Shrewsbury Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 151
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 140
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 27
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 140
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 162 88 74 |
| Year 8 | 201 84 117 |
| Year 9 | 156 78 78 |
| Year 10 | 164 80 84 |
| Year 11 | 119 66 53 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 80.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 7.0% 19.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 14.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 64.0% 45.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 5.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 3.7% 3.0% |