Academy sponsor led · Telford and Wrekin

Madeley Academy

11–18Ages
1,220Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
135149URN

Castlefields Way, Madeley, Telford, TF7 5FB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.9per place

2.4 above Telford and Wrekin median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Telford and WrekinSelective

839 applications for 172 places · 1st of 12 in Telford and Wrekin

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

44.8of 90

Telford and Wrekin 44.8 England 46.0

7th of 12 in Telford and Wrekin

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 September 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

4.9applications per place, Year 7

2.4 above Telford and Wrekin median (2.5) 2.6 above England median (2.2)

839 applications · 172 places offered · 411 named it first

2026 4.9; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.5
2025 4.9; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.2
2024 4.3; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.5
2023 4.0; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.4
2022 4.0; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.1
2021 4.4; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.7
2020 4.2; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.9
2019 3.9; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.4
2018 3.7; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.7
2017 3.5; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.5
2016 4.1; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.7
2015 4.2; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.9
2014 3.5; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.9

More applications per place than the Telford and Wrekin median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Telford and Wrekin median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	172	839	4.9	411	2.39
Sep 2025	174	858	4.9	428	2.46
Sep 2024	172	741	4.3	360	2.09
Sep 2023	177	701	4.0	328	1.85
Sep 2022	179	722	4.0	340	1.90
Sep 2021	178	779	4.4	319	1.79
Sep 2020	174	729	4.2	351	2.02
Sep 2019	176	680	3.9	323	1.84
Sep 2018	178	654	3.7	336	1.89
Sep 2017	180	631	3.5	283	1.57
Sep 2016	180	736	4.1	273	1.52
Sep 2015	180	749	4.2	258	1.43
Sep 2014	180	632	3.5	217	1.21

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

187 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)44.87th of 12 in Telford and Wrekin

Telford and Wrekin 44.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths40%6th of 12 in Telford and Wrekin

Telford and Wrekin 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths65%

Telford and Wrekin 62% England 66%

This school
Telford and Wrekin median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.29

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	187	44.8	40%	65%	–
2024/25	185	47.2	37%	64%	–
2023/24	194	47.1	46%	69%	−0.29
2022/23	205	51.8	54%	74%	+0.17

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Madeley AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

4.9applications per place 44.8Attainment 8
Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
1.4 km · Telford and Wrekin

2026

2.5applications per place 34.4Attainment 8
The Telford Park School
2.1 km · Telford and Wrekin

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2022

2.1applications per place 29.0Attainment 8
The Telford Langley School
2.2 km · Telford and Wrekin

Requires improvement2024

2.3applications per place 37.9Attainment 8
Holy Trinity Academy
5.4 km · Telford and Wrekin

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 46.9Attainment 8
Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase
6.6 km · Telford and Wrekin

Remains Good · improving2022

3.2applications per place 47.0Attainment 8
Ercall Wood Academy
6.7 km · Telford and Wrekin

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
Idsall School
7.0 km · Shropshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
New Road Academy
7.1 km · Telford and Wrekin

Requires improvement2022

1.4applications per place 35.0Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 135149 · 894/6905
Trust: Thomas Telford Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,100 pupils · 1,220 on roll
Free school meals: 40.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2007
Replaced: Madeley Academy (URN 123581)
Address: Castlefields Way, Madeley, Telford, TF7 5FB
Local authority: Telford and Wrekin

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources