William Brookes School

State-Funded School

william-brookes-school-shropshire-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

ShropshireLocal Authority

South ShropshireConstituency

TF13 6NBPostcode

0.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

William Brookes School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Shropshire, West Midlands.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 748 pupils. William Brookes School is part of THE 3-18 EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 41.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 37.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.57

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

748

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 748
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: THE 3-18 EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
9 Jun 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
10 Nov 2017	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.