Meole Brace School
Longden Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 9DW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TRUSTED SCHOOLS ALLIANCE
- Headteacher
- Mrs Mary Pope & Hannah Wright
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- TrustEd Schools' Partnership
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,215
- Pupils on roll
- 1,316
- URN
- 146146
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01743235961
About this school
Meole Brace School is a secondary academy in Shrewsbury. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,316 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Meole Brace School, 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 239 | 267 | 256 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.5 | 46.7 | 44.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.51 -0.70 to -0.33 | -0.22 -0.39 to -0.05 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 39% | 37.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 64.8% | 61.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 21% | 19.5% | 32.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
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 Meole Brace School 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 | 44.5 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.7 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.6 | 34 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,343 |
| 2023/24 | 1,351 |
| 2024/25 | 1,340 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Meole Brace School compares
Meole Brace School ranked 7th of 20 secondary schools in Shropshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.6 | 7.5% | 19.8% | 1,316 | — |
| The Priory School | 52.7 | 6.7% | 13.2% | 852 | 0.3 miles |
| Belvidere School | 39.8 | 9.9% | 29% | 830 | 2.3 miles |
| Shrewsbury Academy | 33.2 | 8.6% | 38% | 817 | 3.3 miles |
| Mary Webb School and Science College | 43.5 | 9% | 21.3% | 632 | 5.7 miles |
| The Corbet School | 47.2 | 8.7% | 16.4% | 691 | 7.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.78%
- English as an additional language
- 8.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.54%
- Persistent absence
- 22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Priory School0.3 miles
Secondary · Shrewsbury
-
Belvidere School2.3 miles
Secondary · Shrewsbury
-
Shrewsbury Academy3.3 miles
Secondary · Shrewsbury
-
Mary Webb School and Science College5.7 miles
Secondary · Shrewsbury
-
The Corbet School7.8 miles
Secondary · Shrewsbury
Other schools in Shrewsbury
Meole Brace School ranks 3rd of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Shrewsbury.
- Belvidere School Secondary
- Mary Webb School and Science College Secondary
- Shrewsbury Academy Secondary
- The Corbet School Secondary
- The Priory School Secondary
- The Thomas Adams School Secondary
- Baschurch CofE Primary School Primary
- Belvidere Primary School Primary
- Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Bomere Heath Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bowbrook Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Meole Brace School teach?
- Meole Brace School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Shrewsbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Meole Brace School?
- The headteacher of Meole Brace School is Mrs Mary Pope & Hannah Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Meole Brace School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Meole Brace School, 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 Meole Brace School?
- Meole Brace School has 1,316 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Meole Brace School full?
- Meole Brace School has capacity for 1,215 pupils and 1,316 on roll (108%), 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 Meole Brace School a faith school?
- No. Meole Brace School has no designated religious character.
- Is Meole Brace School a selective school?
- No. Meole Brace School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Meole Brace School part of an academy trust?
- Meole Brace School is part of TRUSTED SCHOOLS ALLIANCE. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Meole Brace School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.5 in 2022/23 and 44.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Meole Brace School compare with other schools in Shropshire?
- Meole Brace School ranked 7th of 20 secondary schools in Shropshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Meole Brace School's absence rate?
- Meole Brace School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Meole Brace School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Meole Brace School'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 10 July 2026.