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Belvidere Primary School

Primary · Community school · Shrewsbury, SY2 5YB

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Good
Requires improvement
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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#13,289 of 15,057

Worse than 88% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Belvidere Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 11 Mar 2025

Area360 rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 11
Pupils263 of 238 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr Gareth Jones
Local authorityShropshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 123437.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolShropshireEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths44%58%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths9%6%8%
Average reading score102105106
Average maths score101104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score102104105
Expected standard in reading59%75%76%
Expected standard in writing74%71%73%
Expected standard in maths59%71%75%
Pupils taking tests34--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils263
Girls141
Boys122
Eligible for free school meals11%
First language not English7.6%
SEN support30
EHC plan6
Average class size29.2

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
88.6%
Other White
3%
White and Black Caribbean
1.9%
Indian
1.9%
Other mixed
1.1%
Caribbean
0.8%
African
0.8%
Chinese
0.8%
Other ethnic group
0.8%
Other Asian
0.4%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolShropshireEngland
Overall absence5.4%4.8%5.1%
Persistent absence13.8%11.7%13.2%
Severe absence0.5%0.9%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)25
Applications (Reception)73
First preference applications (Reception)25
First preference offers (Reception)25
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places238
Pupils on roll234
Unfilled places1.7%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher25.9
Pupils per adult11.8
Teachers (FTE)10.15
Teaching assistants (FTE)12.2
Support staff (FTE)18.31
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2510.1
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/259.9
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250.2

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0.8%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.8%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Belvidere Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.2 miSecondaryBelvidere SchoolAcademy converter
Requires improvement
0.4 miPrimaryCrowmoor Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Inadequate
0.4 miPrimarySt Giles CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
0.5 miPrimaryWilfred Owen Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miNot applicablePrestfelde SchoolOther independent school
Unrated
0.9 miPrimaryThe Martin Wilson SchoolAcademy converter
Requires improvement
0.9 miPrimaryShrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter
Good
1.2 miPrimarySundorne Infant School and NurseryAcademy converter
Good
1.3 miSecondaryShrewsbury AcademyAcademy converter
Requires improvement
1.3 miPrimaryMereside Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Belvidere Primary School

What is Belvidere Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Belvidere Primary School is rated Good, last inspected on 11 Mar 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Belvidere Primary School rank in England?

Belvidere Primary School ranks 13,289 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 88% of schools).

How many pupils attend Belvidere Primary School?

Belvidere Primary School has 263 pupils aged 3 to 11, with capacity for 238.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.