Shrewsbury Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jan 24 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
- 829 (68% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 10.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.9%
- Persistent absence
- 29.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.5%
White British 83.6%
Other White 8.8%
Mixed 3.2%
African 1.7%
Other Asian 0.7%
Indian 0.6%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.99
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.3
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 12%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 16%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 32.1
Local authority average 44
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.9
Local authority average 3.79
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 19 |
Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 20 |
Biology | GCSE | 21 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 30 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
English Language | GCSE | 167 |
English Literature | GCSE | 167 |
D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 19 |
French | GCSE | 5 |
Admissions
Shrewsbury Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 162
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 138
- 2nd preference
- 46
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 138
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 2
- 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 | 203 91 112 |
Year 8 | 169 84 85 |
Year 9 | 160 78 82 |
Year 10 | 126 69 57 |
Year 11 | 171 95 76 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 80.0% 81.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 13.0% 23.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 16.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 67.0% 40.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
Entering employment | 5.0% 6.5% 4.1% |
Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.0% 3.2% |
Not in education or employment | 12.0% 6.1% 5.9% |
Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.5% 1.2% |