OFSTED
8 May 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
15 February 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
27 April 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Shropshire
Trust
THE 3-18 EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
748
748 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
360
48.1% of pupils
Male pupils
388
51.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.1 pts
below England
School
20.7%
Shropshire
17.3%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.2 pts
below England
School
2.1%
Shropshire
5.4%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
Shropshire
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
90.2%
675
White and Asian
2.0%
15
Any other White background
1.9%
14
Unclassified
1.3%
10
White and Black Caribbean
1.2%
9
Any other Mixed background
0.8%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
29.1%
218 of
748 pupils
8.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
9.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
41.4
2.2 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.95 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.58%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.36 pts
higher than
England
School
9.58%
Shropshire
5.92%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.35%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.53 pts
higher than
England
School
27.35%
Shropshire
14.62%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.64%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.84 pts
higher than
England
School
4.64%
Shropshire
1.38%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
80.3%
12.1 pts
below England
William Brookes School
80.3%
Shropshire
92.9%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.