Meole Brace School is a
coeducational
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secondary school
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in the suburb of
Meole Brace
Meole Brace, sometimes known locally as simply Meole (pronounced like ''meal''), is a south-western suburb of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.
The Rea Brook, a tributary of the River Severn, flows through the area. The brook was in the past kn ...
,
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury ( , also ) is a market town, civil parish, and the county town of Shropshire, England, on the River Severn, north-west of London; at the 2021 census, it had a population of 76,782. The town's name can be pronounced as either 'Sh ...
, England. It is one of two state-funded secondary schools in South Shrewsbury and serves a wide catchment area which includes Meole Brace, areas of Belle Vue and Radbrook, as well as
Bayston Hill
Bayston Hill is a large village and civil parish in central Shropshire, England. It is south of the county town Shrewsbury and located on the main A49 road, the Shrewsbury to Hereford road.
Occupied continuously since before the Middle Ages, ...
and some rural settlements south of Shrewsbury. There is also multiple school buses providing children in the north of the town with direct access to and from school
It previously held
Science College
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specialist status and was awarded the
Sportsmark
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Sports Council
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. Ofsted rated the school "Good" in 2015, paying special attention to the above average results in Religious Studies, Geography, Drama and Modern Foreign Languages at
GCSE
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level. The school also has Ofsted "Good" ratings in every category.
Previously a
community school administered by
Shropshire Council
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, in January 2019 Meole Brace School converted to
academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Central Shropshire Academy Trust.
As Meole Brace School does not have a
sixth form
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, students transfer to
Shrewsbury Sixth Form College
Shrewsbury Sixth Form College is a post-secondary co-educational sixth-form college located in Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire, England. The college currently has an enrolment of approximately 1,650 students, generally ranging betwee ...
,
Shrewsbury College
Shrewsbury College is a further education college located in the Sutton Farm suburb of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.
Previously called Shrewsbury College of Arts and Technology and, earlier, Shrewsbury Technical College, the college is base ...
or an
independent school
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. Still, Meole Brace - sometimes abbreviated to MBS - is the largest secondary school within Shrewsbury.
Notable former pupils
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Nick Beighton
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, Paralympic bronze medallist
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Joe Hart
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He began his career at his hometown club Shrewsbury T ...
, footballer
*Adrian Spillett, 1998
BBC Young Musician of the Year
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The competition, a former member of t ...
winner
*
Mason Springthorpe, footballer
*Tom Clarke,
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