William Brookes School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Farley Road
Much Wenlock
Shropshire
TF13 6NB
Phone 01952728900
Reference Number 139769

General Makeup

Number of pupils 820
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.37%
Girls: 49.63%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 18.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 78 75 153
8 90 78 168
9 82 81 163
10 75 68 143
11 81 87 168

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 88.9%
Unclassified 3.8%
White & Asian 1.6%
White, Other 1.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.2%
White & Black (African) 0.7%
Mixed, Other 0.7%
Indian 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
African 0.1%
Asian, Other 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Requires Improvement
  >  Personal Development Requires Improvement
  >  Leadership & Management Requires Improvement
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Report Date 2024-06-10
Date Report
2024-05-08 School inspection:Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 10 June 2024
2023-02-14 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 28 April 2023
2017-10-17 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 10 November 2017
2017-06-13 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 04 July 2017
2017-02-07 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 30 March 2017
2015-11-24 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 16 December 2015
2015-03-23 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 17 April 2015
2015-01-08 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 28 January 2015
2013-06-05 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 06 June 2013
Previously as William Brookes School
2011-11-17 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 07 December 2011
2009-12-09 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 12 January 2010
2007-05-10 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 23 May 2007
2002-10-18 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 02 April 2003
2011-11-17 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 07 December 2011
2009-12-09 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 12 January 2010
2007-05-10 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 23 May 2007
2002-10-18 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 02 April 2003

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 37.5% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 44.6% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 21.71 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 18.89 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade D+ C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) D C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 0% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 35 14
Third Preference 39 3
From another Local Authority 68 34

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