Belvidere School, Shrewsbury
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Belvidere School is a
coeducational Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together. Whereas single-sex education was more common up to ...
secondary school located in the Belvidere area of Shrewsbury,
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, England. Belvidere draws 11- to 16-year-olds mainly from the surrounding areas of Monkmoor, Belvidere, Underdale, Abbey Forgate and Cherry Orchard. It is sited in grounds bordering open fields down to the
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The school performs well in local school sport competitions. The school became a
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in 2003, specialising in Technology, Science and Mathematics. In 2008 it received a second speciality as a Training School. Previously a community school administered by
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, in January 2019 Belvidere School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Central Shropshire Academy Trust.


Notable former pupils

* Jonathan Anders (cricketer, born 1971) * William Davies (cricketer, born 1972) *
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References


External links


Belvidere School official website
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