Belvidere School
Academy converter · 830 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.8
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Woodlands School
- Pupils on roll
- 67of 82 places
- Free school meals
- 67.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 10
- Ofsted
- Report card, 9 June 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Needs attentionAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Woodlands School (URN 123630, until 28 February 2021).
What the data says
Of the 11 pupils who finished Year 11 at Woodlands School in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 27% to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 4.9 against 46.1 across England and 42.5 in Shropshire, with 0% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Almost nobody goes straight into an apprenticeship or a job: none took an apprenticeship and none went into work, against 3% and 3% across England.
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 | Woodlands School | Shropshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 11 | 2,982 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 82% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 82% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 15% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 45% | 13% |
| — further education college | 27% | 19% | 37% |
| — other education | 55% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 5% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 9% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 9% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Woodlands School | Shropshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 4.9 | 42.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 37% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 59% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 0% | 33% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.13 | 3.71 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 80% | 21% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | — | 31.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | — | 45.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 0% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 5 | 50% | 23% | — | 45% | — |
| English Language | 5 | 50% | 89% | — | 20% | — |
| Mathematics | 5 | 50% | 88% | — | 22% | — |
| Art and Design | 1 | 10% | 7% | — | 24% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 4 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 2 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Shropshire
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80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.4
Church Stretton School
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Idsall School
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Lakelands Academy
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Ludlow Church of England School
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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.