Meole Brace School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Shropshire
Longden Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 9DW
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 03/07/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.5%
22.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,316
Capacity used
Over capacity108%
1,215 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
156 of 156 families who put it first got an offer
244
Places offered
581
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 156 | 156 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 295 | 82 | ● 28% |
| 3rd preference | 130 | 2 | ● 2% |
| Total | 581 | 240 | 41% |
1st preference success by year
Shropshire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mary Pope & Hannah Wright
- Address
- Longden Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 9DW
- Phone
- 01743235961
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Ward / constituency
- Meole · Shrewsbury
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 146146
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 6% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: TRUSTED SCHOOLS ALLIANCE
1,316 pupils · 1,215 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
03 July 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,373 pupils
Attendance
92.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.22 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.03 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 37.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 61.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 32.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.92 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 256 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 256 | 17% | 46% | 68% | |
| English Language | 255 | 15% | 47% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 250 | 15% | 52% | 74% | |
| Geography | 185 | 12% | 37% | 54% | |
| Combined Science | 164 | 5% | 30% | 49% | |
| History | 114 | 18% | 39% | 52% | |
| Biology | 90 | 24% | 58% | 79% | |
| Physics | 89 | 21% | 61% | 80% | |
| Chemistry | 89 | 22% | 57% | 78% | |
| Social Studies | 78 | 5% | 27% | 46% | |
| French | 63 | 37% | 67% | 75% | |
| Art and Design | 61 | 16% | 51% | 82% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Shropshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.