Belvidere School
Belvidere Lane, Shrewsbury, SY2 5RJ
830 pupils · 99% of 840 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- TRUSTED SCHOOLS ALLIANCE
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Free school meals
- 30.8%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 1 April 2025, published 13 May 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 33.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 52.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 39.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 168 | 168 | 467 | 168 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 168 | 151 | 366 | 168 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 168 | 171 | 408 | 168 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 178 | 195 | 504 | 178 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 163 | 185 | 486 | 163 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 164 | 225 | 470 | 164 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 160 | 203 | 480 | 160 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 164 | 227 | 494 | 164 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Shrewsbury Academy 2.4 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- The Priory School 3.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Meole Brace School 3.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The Corbet School 12.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Mary Webb School and Science College 13 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Charlton School 13.8 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.