Report card · inspected Apr 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Needs attention | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention | ||||
| Achievement | Needs attention | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard | ||||
| Early years | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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Inspection history
- 21 April 2026Report card · 2 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention
- 4 May 2023Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry607 applications · 234 places offered · 230 named it first
- 2026 2.6; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.5
- 2025 2.2; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.2
- 2024 2.1; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.5
- 2023 1.7; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.4
- 2022 1.9; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.1
- 2021 1.7; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.7
- 2020 1.7; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.9
- 2019 1.9; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.4
- 2018 1.6; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2017 1.7; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2016 2.2; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2015 2.1; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.9; as the previous school
- 2014 2.0; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Telford and Wrekin median
Dashed bars: as Charlton School (URN 123597), the previous school.
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 | 234 | 607 | 2.6 | 230 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2025 | 228 | 511 | 2.2 | 222 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2024 | 231 | 484 | 2.1 | 207 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2023 | 238 | 414 | 1.7 | 190 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2022 | 192 | 369 | 1.9 | 159 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2021 | 234 | 397 | 1.7 | 153 | 0.65 |
| Sep 2020 | 231 | 395 | 1.7 | 184 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2019 | 178 | 334 | 1.9 | 150 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2018 * | 231 | 360 | 1.6 | 160 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2017 * | 230 | 400 | 1.7 | 186 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2016 * | 202 | 443 | 2.2 | 191 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2015 * | 239 | 507 | 2.1 | 216 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2014 * | 234 | 478 | 2.0 | 198 | 0.85 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 244 | 44.9 | 40% | 60% | – |
| 2024/25 | 252 | 42.7 | 35% | 58% | – |
| 2023/24 | 238 | 38.5 | 26% | 50% | −0.41 |
| 2022/23 | 236 | 41.8 | 35% | 58% | −0.51 |
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
- Charlton SchoolThis schoolThis school20262.6applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · Telford and WrekinGraded · no overall grade20252.5applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · Telford and WrekinRemains Good · improving20223.2applications per place 47.0Attainment 8
- 4.7 km · Telford and WrekinRequires improvement20221.4applications per place 35.0Attainment 8
- 6.3 km · Telford and WrekinRequires improvement20242.3applications per place 37.9Attainment 8
- 7.2 km · Telford and WrekinRemains Good20233.5applications per place 46.9Attainment 8
- 8.1 km · Telford and WrekinSerious weaknesses Inadequate20222.1applications per place 29.0Attainment 8
- 8.3 km · Telford and WrekinGood20224.9applications per place 44.8Attainment 8
- 9.0 km · Telford and Wrekin20262.5applications per place 34.4Attainment 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
- 142821 · 894/4002
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,200 pupils · 1,218 on roll
- Free school meals
- 27.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 December 2018
- Replaced
- Charlton School (URN 123597)
- Address
- Apley Avenue, Telford, TF1 3FA
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources