Belvidere School
Belvidere Lane, Shrewsbury, SY2 5RJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TRUSTED SCHOOLS ALLIANCE
- Headteacher
- Mr Robin Rashid
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- TrustEd Schools' Partnership
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 840
- Pupils on roll
- 830
- URN
- 146506
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01743235073
About this school
Belvidere School is a secondary academy in Shrewsbury. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 830 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Belvidere 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 161 | 171 | 169 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.5 | 41.4 | 39.8 |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 -0.23 to +0.22 | -0.44 -0.65 to -0.22 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 38% | 33.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 56.1% | 52.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 25% | 21.1% | 39.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
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 Belvidere 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 | 41.4 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.8 | 34 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 826 |
| 2023/24 | 855 |
| 2024/25 | 841 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Belvidere School compares
Belvidere School ranked 17th of 20 secondary schools in Shropshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 38% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.8 | 9.9% | 29% | 830 | — |
| Shrewsbury Academy | 33.2 | 8.6% | 38% | 817 | 1.5 miles |
| The Priory School | 52.7 | 6.7% | 13.2% | 852 | 2.2 miles |
| Meole Brace School | 44.6 | 7.5% | 19.8% | 1,316 | 2.3 miles |
| The Corbet School | 47.2 | 8.7% | 16.4% | 691 | 8.0 miles |
| Mary Webb School and Science College | 43.5 | 9% | 21.3% | 632 | 8.0 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)
- 29.01%
- English as an additional language
- 5.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.91%
- Persistent absence
- 25.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shrewsbury Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Shrewsbury
-
The Priory School2.2 miles
Secondary · Shrewsbury
-
Meole Brace School2.3 miles
Secondary · Shrewsbury
-
The Corbet School8.0 miles
Secondary · Shrewsbury
-
Mary Webb School and Science College8.0 miles
Secondary · Shrewsbury
Other schools in Shrewsbury
Belvidere School ranks 6th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Shrewsbury.
- Mary Webb School and Science College Secondary
- Meole Brace School 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 Belvidere School teach?
- Belvidere School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Shrewsbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Belvidere School?
- The headteacher of Belvidere School is Mr Robin Rashid, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Belvidere School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Belvidere 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 Belvidere School?
- Belvidere School has 830 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Belvidere School full?
- Belvidere School has capacity for 840 pupils and 830 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Belvidere School a faith school?
- No. Belvidere School has no designated religious character.
- Is Belvidere School a selective school?
- No. Belvidere School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Belvidere School part of an academy trust?
- Belvidere 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 Belvidere School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.5 in 2022/23 and 39.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Belvidere School compare with other schools in Shropshire?
- Belvidere School ranked 17th of 20 secondary schools in Shropshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 38% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Belvidere School's absence rate?
- Belvidere School's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Belvidere School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Belvidere 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.