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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 25 May 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
- 16 October 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase, URN 133708
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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 entry756 applications · 233 places offered · 299 named it first
- 2026 3.2; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.5
- 2025 3.6; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.2
- 2024 3.7; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.5
- 2023 3.4; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.4
- 2022 2.8; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.1
- 2021 3.0; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.7
- 2020 2.9; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.9
- 2019 2.3; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.4
- 2018 3.1; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2017 2.6; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2016 3.2; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2015 2.9; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.9; as the previous school
- 2014 2.6; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Telford and Wrekin median
Dashed bars: as Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase (URN 133708), The Orleton Park School (URN 123571), 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 | 233 | 756 | 3.2 | 299 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2025 | 231 | 820 | 3.6 | 355 | 1.54 |
| Sep 2024 | 236 | 877 | 3.7 | 407 | 1.72 |
| Sep 2023 | 243 | 822 | 3.4 | 423 | 1.74 |
| Sep 2022 | 243 | 682 | 2.8 | 322 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2021 | 233 | 690 | 3.0 | 287 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2020 | 233 | 665 | 2.9 | 329 | 1.41 |
| Sep 2019 | 233 | 540 | 2.3 | 238 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2018 * | 172 | 534 | 3.1 | 263 | 1.53 |
| Sep 2017 * | 180 | 476 | 2.6 | 226 | 1.26 |
| Sep 2016 * | 177 | 563 | 3.2 | 187 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2015 * | 179 | 521 | 2.9 | 169 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2014 * | 181 | 472 | 2.6 | 184 | 1.02 |
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.) | 257 | 47.0 | 44% | 62% | – |
| 2024/25 | 239 | 44.4 | 28% | 58% | – |
| 2023/24 | 242 | 43.0 | 36% | 53% | −0.21 |
| 2022/23 | 190 | 44.5 | 37% | 52% | −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
- Hadley Learning Community - Secondary PhaseThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · improving20223.2applications per place 47.0Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · Telford and WrekinRequires improvement20221.4applications per place 35.0Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · Telford and Wrekin20262.6applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · Telford and WrekinGraded · no overall grade20252.5applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
- 4.4 km · Telford and WrekinRequires improvement20242.3applications per place 37.9Attainment 8
- 4.6 km · Telford and WrekinRemains Good20233.5applications per place 46.9Attainment 8
- 5.9 km · Telford and WrekinSerious weaknesses Inadequate20222.1applications per place 29.0Attainment 8
- 6.6 km · Telford and WrekinGood20224.9applications per place 44.8Attainment 8
- 7.6 km · Telford and Wrekin20262.5applications per place 34.4Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 144853 · 894/4439
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,200 pupils · 1,237 on roll
- Free school meals
- 33.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 March 2018
- Replaced
- Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase (URN 133708); The Orleton Park School (URN 123571)
- Address
- Waterloo Road, Hadley, Telford, TF1 5NU
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources