Shrewsbury Academy
| Type | Secondary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 11-16 |
| Religion | Unknown |
| Address | Corndon Crescent Shrewsbury Shropshire SY1 4LL |
| Reference Number | 147540 |
Shrewsbury Academy is currently rated as requiring improvement across several domains, including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. The school, which is part of The Marches Academy Trust, has not been previously inspected under section 5 of the Education Act 2005, making this its first formal assessment. While there are notable strengths, such as a supportive and caring environment where staff know the pupils well, the school is aware that it must make more rapid progress in certain areas to fully realize its ambitious vision for all students.
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 802 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 49.38%
Girls: 50.62% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 37.7% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 17.6% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 21.6 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 88 | 74 | 162 |
| 8 | 84 | 117 | 201 |
| 9 | 78 | 78 | 156 |
| 10 | 80 | 84 | 164 |
| 11 | 66 | 53 | 119 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 82.8% |
| White, Other | 8.4% |
| African | 2.6% |
| White & Asian | 1% |
| Indian | 1% |
| Mixed, Other | 1% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.9% |
| Asian, Other | 0.6% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.5% |
| Chinese | 0.2% |
| Caribbean | 0.2% |
| Irish | 0.1% |
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Requires Improvement |
| > Quality of education | Requires Improvement |
| > Behaviour & Attitude | Requires Improvement |
| > Personal Development | Requires Improvement |
| > Leadership & Management | Requires Improvement |
| Last Report Date | 23 Jan 2024 |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 23 Jan 2024 | School inspection: |
Strengths
- High levels of care from staff towards pupils
- Recent improvements in behaviour management leading to calmer learning environments
- Ambitious curriculum overhaul in response to past low outcomes
- Pupils generally express a sense of safety within the school
- Broad curriculum for personal, social, and health education
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistencies in the quality of education across different subjects
- Slow progress in supporting weaker readers, affecting access to the curriculum
- Teachers do not systematically check pupil understanding, leading to unaddressed knowledge gaps
- Learning activities sometimes do not match the curriculum's ambition or pupils' prior knowledge
- Inconsistent support for students with special educational needs and disabilities
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 33.2 |
GCSE Results
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 20.3% | ||
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) | 33.1% |
Attainment 8 Score
Note: Exam results were not published in 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic.
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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| First Preference | ||
| Second Preference | 26 | 6 |
| Third Preference | 27 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 1 | 1 |
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