Severndale Specialist Academy
Woodcote Way, Monkmoor, Shrewsbury, SY2 5SH
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST
- Principal
- Principal Lucy Lee
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Learning Community Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 375
- Pupils on roll
- 424
- URN
- 140531
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01743563333
About this school
Severndale Specialist Academy is a special academy in Shrewsbury. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 424 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Severndale Specialist Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 36 | 29 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | 80.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 22 | 28 | 31 |
| Attainment 8 score | 0.3 | - | 0.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.64 -2.27 to -1.00 | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.0 | - | 0.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Severndale Specialist Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Shropshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 55.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 56.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Shropshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0.3 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | — | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 0.8 | 34 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 413 |
| 2023/24 | 414 |
| 2024/25 | 414 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.42%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 11.02%
- Persistent absence
- 29.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tuition, Medical and Behaviour Support Service0.8 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Shrewsbury
-
Prestfelde School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Shrewsbury
-
St Winefride's RC Independent School1.4 miles
Independent schools · Shrewsbury
-
Shrewsbury High School1.6 miles
Independent schools
-
Harlescott House School1.8 miles
Special schools · Shrewsbury
Other schools in Shrewsbury
- Access School Special schools
- Condover College Limited Other types
- Harlescott House School Special schools
- Oakwood School Special schools
- Rodenhurst School Special schools
- The Henslow and Evolution School Special schools
- The Keystone Academy Free Schools
- Tuition, Medical and Behaviour Support Service Local authority maintained schools
- Woodlands School Academies
- Baschurch CofE Primary School Primary
- Belvidere Primary School Primary
- Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Severndale Specialist Academy teach?
- Severndale Specialist Academy teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Shrewsbury.
- Who is the principal of Severndale Specialist Academy?
- The principal of Severndale Specialist Academy is Principal Lucy Lee, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Severndale Specialist Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Severndale Specialist Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Severndale Specialist Academy?
- Severndale Specialist Academy has 424 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Severndale Specialist Academy full?
- Severndale Specialist Academy has capacity for 375 pupils and 424 on roll (113%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Severndale Specialist Academy a faith school?
- No. Severndale Specialist Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Severndale Specialist Academy part of an academy trust?
- Severndale Specialist Academy is part of LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Severndale Specialist Academy have?
- The schools register lists Severndale Specialist Academy's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Severndale Specialist Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Severndale Specialist Academy's absence rate?
- Severndale Specialist Academy's overall absence rate is 11% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Severndale Specialist Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Severndale Specialist Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.