Belvidere School, Shrewsbury

Academy in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

52°42′39″N 2°43′15″W / 52.71078°N 2.72082°W / 52.71078; -2.72082InformationTypeAcademyLocal authorityShropshire CouncilTrustCentral Shropshire Academy TrustDepartment for Education URN146506 TablesOfstedReportsHead teacherRobin RashidGenderCoeducationalAge11 to 16HousesYellow(Ludlow), Green(Hopton), Blue(Stokesay), Silver(Whittington)Colour(s)Green, Yellow, Silver, and BlueWebsitewww.belvidere.shropshire.sch.uk

Belvidere School is a coeducational secondary school located in the Belvidere area of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Belvidere draws 11- to 16-year-olds mainly from the surrounding areas of Monkmoor, Belvidere, Underdale, Abbey Foregate and Cherry Orchard. It is sited in grounds bordering open fields down to the River Severn.

The school became a Technology College in 2003,^[1] specialising in Technology, Science and Mathematics. In 2008 it received a second speciality as a Training School.^[2]

Previously a community school administered by Shropshire Council, 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)^[3]
William Davies (cricketer, born 1972)^[4]
Billy Jones (footballer, born 1987)^[5]

References

^ Specialism. "1,955 Designated Specialist Schools as of July 2004" (PDF). DfES Standards. p. 39. Retrieved 9 December 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Ofsted 2010 report Retrieved 12 October 2010
^ Percival, Tony (1999). Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. pp. 31, 54. ISBN 1-902171-17-9.Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
^ Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998, pp.33, 55.
^ "Football star Billy Jones visits his old school in Shrewsbury". Shropshire Star. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2019.