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Meole Brace School

Longden Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 9DW ·

Ofsted:Good· 2024

At a glance

A state secondary academy for ages 11–16 in Shrewsbury. Rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection (July 2024). GCSE results are around the England average (Attainment 8: 44.6 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 198 families put it first for 270 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 11–16
Pupils: 1,316
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: No
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Shropshire
Academy trust: TRUSTED SCHOOLS ALLIANCE
Headteacher: Mrs Mary Pope & Hannah Wright
Opened: Jan 2019

School website 01743235961 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 3 Jul 2024

GoodOverall effectiveness

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 256 pupils

Attainment 8

44.6

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

37.9%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

61.7%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

-0.22

2023/24 · CI -0.39 to -0.05

This school

44.6

Shropshire

42.5

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 123573), for example before it converted to an academy.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

270

1st preferences

198

All applications

675

1st prefs per place

0.73

Fewer first choices than places

198 of 198 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%).

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

1,340

Capacity

1,215

108% full

Girls / boys

47/53

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)19.8%
English as an additional language8.1%
SEN support9.4%
Education, Health and Care plan2.1%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.