Belvidere School
Academy converter · 830 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.8
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The Corbet School
- Pupils on roll
- 691of 744 places
- Free school meals
- 17.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 150
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 30 March 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Corbet School Technology College (URN 123594, until 1 September 2011).
What the data says
The Corbet School has no sixth form. Of the 148 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 67% moved to a sixth form college, 12% to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 67% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.
Art and Design is unusually popular at GCSE: 25% 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 47.2 against 46.1 across England and 42.5 in Shropshire, with 45% 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 | The Corbet School | Shropshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 148 | 2,982 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 89% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 6% | 15% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 67% | 45% | 13% |
| — further education college | 12% | 19% | 37% |
| — other education | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 5% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Corbet School | Shropshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 47.2 | 42.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 37% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 59% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 50% | 33% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.18 | 3.71 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 22% | 21% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 37.8 | 31.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 49.9 | 45.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 3% | 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 | 150 | 100% | 89% | 15% | 20% | 71% |
| Mathematics | 150 | 100% | 88% | 20% | 22% | 72% |
| English Literature | 145 | 97% | 86% | 10% | 21% | 68% |
| Combined Science | 108 | 72% | 65% | 11% | 9% | 62% |
| French | 67 | 45% | 18% | 9% | 29% | 51% |
| Spanish | 62 | 41% | 19% | 6% | 27% | 44% |
| History | 55 | 37% | 41% | 20% | 26% | 64% |
| Physical Education | 49 | 33% | 11% | 16% | 24% | 63% |
| Biology | 42 | 28% | 23% | 40% | 45% | 93% |
| Geography | 41 | 27% | 41% | 15% | 25% | 56% |
| Physics | 41 | 27% | 23% | 41% | 46% | 98% |
| Religious Studies | 40 | 27% | 31% | 40% | 32% | 90% |
| Chemistry | 40 | 27% | 23% | 43% | 47% | 93% |
| Art and Design | 37 | 25% | 7% | 22% | 24% | 81% |
| Computer Science | 22 | 15% | 13% | 32% | 30% | 77% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 21 | 14% | 8% | 19% | 21% | 86% |
| Design and Technology | 18 | 12% | 11% | 6% | 23% | 50% |
| Music | 14 | 9% | 5% | 50% | 33% | 93% |
| Drama | 13 | 9% | 7% | 8% | 27% | 69% |
| Astronomy | 3 | 2% | 0% | — | 29% | — |
| Citizenship Studies | 2 | 1% | 3% | — | 19% | — |
| Photography | 1 | 1% | 6% | — | 19% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 32 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 22 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 22 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 1 | — | — |
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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.