Belvidere School
Academy converter · 830 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.8
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Oldbury Wells School
- Pupils on roll
- 740of 1,021 places
- Free school meals
- 21.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 125
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 26 April 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Oldbury Wells School (URN 123583, until 1 July 2015).
What the data says
Oldbury Wells School has no sixth form. Of the 156 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 44% moved to a sixth form college, 28% to a further education college and 6% started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 44% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.
Art and Design is unusually popular at GCSE: 21% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 44.9 against 46.1 across England and 42.5 in Shropshire, with 44% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Shropshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Oldbury Wells School | Shropshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 156 | 2,982 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 97% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 87% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 14% | 15% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 44% | 45% | 13% |
| — further education college | 28% | 19% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Oldbury Wells School | Shropshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 44.9 | 42.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% | 37% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 59% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 26% | 33% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.89 | 3.71 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 22% | 21% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 30.3 | 31.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 49.2 | 45.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 1% | 5% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 124 | 99% | 89% | 13% | 20% | 68% |
| Mathematics | 123 | 98% | 88% | 18% | 22% | 78% |
| English Literature | 119 | 95% | 86% | 9% | 21% | 71% |
| Geography | 72 | 58% | 41% | 21% | 25% | 64% |
| History | 69 | 55% | 41% | 28% | 26% | 77% |
| Biology | 66 | 53% | 23% | 12% | 45% | 62% |
| Chemistry | 64 | 51% | 23% | 8% | 47% | 61% |
| Physics | 64 | 51% | 23% | 19% | 46% | 69% |
| Combined Science | 57 | 46% | 65% | 4% | 9% | 47% |
| Business Studies | 40 | 32% | 18% | 10% | 20% | 60% |
| Design and Technology | 34 | 27% | 11% | 12% | 23% | 65% |
| Spanish | 33 | 26% | 19% | 18% | 27% | 79% |
| Art and Design | 26 | 21% | 7% | 46% | 24% | 81% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 21 | 17% | 8% | 0% | 21% | 71% |
| Religious Studies | 16 | 13% | 31% | 13% | 32% | 75% |
| Computer Science | 15 | 12% | 13% | 7% | 30% | 47% |
| Drama | 11 | 9% | 7% | 9% | 27% | 82% |
| Music | 6 | 5% | 5% | 17% | 33% | 67% |
| Citizenship Studies | 2 | 2% | 3% | — | 19% | — |
| French | 1 | 1% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
| Photography | 1 | 1% | 6% | — | 19% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports / Movement Science | 37 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 16 | — | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | 9 | — | 13% |
| Business Studies | 8 | — | 13% |
| Psychology | 7 | — | 23% |
| Biology | 7 | — | 20% |
| Mathematics | — | — | 31% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
| Sociology | — | — | 13% |
| Chemistry | — | — | 17% |
| English Literature | — | — | 11% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 7 | — | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.