Severndale Specialist Academy

State-Funded School

severndale-specialist-academy-shropshire-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

ShropshireLocal Authority

ShrewsburyConstituency

SY2 5SHPostcode

0.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Severndale Specialist Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 2–19, located in Shropshire, West Midlands.

It currently serves 424 pupils. Severndale Specialist Academy is part of LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 0.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.06

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

424

Total Pupils

75%Boys

25%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

44%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 2 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 424
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
12 Dec 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
9 May 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement
3 Jul 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.