Shireland Biomedical Utc
Ofsted
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 18 June 2025
Results
Compared with the local authority and England
KS4 Results
Results for 2024/25 were not published for this school. The Department for Education withholds figures when too few pupils sat the exams, to protect their privacy.
Catchment area
Pupils and staff
Pupils
- Pupils
- 419
- Capacity
- 600
- Girls / boys
- 57% / 43%
- Free school meals
- 47%
Staff
- Teachers (FTE)
- 33.4
- Teaching assistants (FTE)
- 4.3
- Leadership (FTE)
- 5
- Part-time teachers
- 3%
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Parent View
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
66%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
32 responses up to 2 September 2024 · 10% response rate
- Strongly agree
- Agree
- Don’t know
- Disagree
- Strongly disagree
My child is happy at this school.
75% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
91% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
69% agreeMy child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.
20% agreeThe school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.
50% agree
Questions about Shireland Biomedical Utc
What is Shireland Biomedical Utc's Ofsted rating?
Shireland Biomedical Utc's last overall grade from Ofsted was Requires Improvement, on 28 November 2023. Ofsted inspected it again on 18 June 2025 without giving an overall grade, as single-word grades ended in September 2024.
How do I apply for a place at Shireland Biomedical Utc?
Apply through the council where you live by 31 October in your child's Year 6, for a place starting the following September. You apply to your home council even if Shireland Biomedical Utc is in another council's area, and can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference. Offers are sent on 1 March, or the next working day.
Does living near Shireland Biomedical Utc guarantee a place?
No. Distance only counts when Shireland Biomedical Utc has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
How many pupils are at Shireland Biomedical Utc?
Shireland Biomedical Utc had 419 pupils aged 11 to 19 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 600. It is a mixed school with a sixth form.
