William Brookes School
About the school
William Brookes School is an open secondary school in Shropshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 8 May 2024
- Published
- 9 June 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Requires improvement
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 41.4
- Shropshire
- 42.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Shropshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 37.50%
- Shropshire
- 36.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 54.20%
- Shropshire
- 58.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 19.00%
- Shropshire
- 32.60%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.57
- Shropshire
- 3.71
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- D
Average A-level points
- School
- 21.01
AAB or better
- School
- 0.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
820
Girls
49.63%
Boys
50.37%
SEN support
19.63%
Education, health and care plan
3.54%
English as an additional language
1.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
19.37%
Overall absence
9.58
Persistent absence
27.35
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
159
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
84%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
53
Sustained education or employment
94%
Higher education
45%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
9%
Employment
36%