William Brookes School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Much Wenlock, Shropshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
8.96 miles
Published by Shropshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
William Brookes School is a secondary school in Much Wenlock, Shropshire for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 8 May 2024. Shropshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
William Brookes School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 8.96 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 8.96 miles away, 8th shortest of the 19 Shropshire secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 Year 7 distance was further from the school than in 2025 and 2023, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 4 years with a published distance.
- Year 7 2026 saw 113 first-choice applications for 123 offers; 110 offers went to first-choice families and 3 first-choice families (3%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 38% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Shropshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Shropshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Farley Road, Much Wenlock, TF13 6NB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Shropshire
- Pupils on roll
- 748 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 8 May 2024
Strengths
- “Most pupils say that they feel safe at school.”
- “Many pupils say that they are enjoying school much more now because the school has taken action to improve behaviour significantly.”
- “This means that fewer of their lessons are disrupted by others, so that they can learn more.”
To improve
- “Pupils would like to see these improvements continue so that they can always learn well in every lesson.”
- “However, they say that there is still too much unpleasant name-calling.”
- “Although many pupils enjoy learning, a significant minority lack motivation and opt out of active participation.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 38% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 41.4 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | D | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 113 first-preference applications, 123 offers in total, 110 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Shropshire.
- Bridgnorth Endowed School 7.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Oldbury Wells School 7.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Idsall School 9.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Belvidere School 10.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Meole Brace School 10.8 mi Good Last distance published
- The Priory School 11.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Church Stretton School 11.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shrewsbury Academy 11.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published