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Thomas Telford School

Old Park, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 4NW ·

Ofsted:Good· 2022

At a glance

An independent secondary school for ages 11–18 in Telford. Rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection (December 2022). Results aren't compared with the England average for independent schools, as many take qualifications the DfE's measures don't count. 1 family put it first for 157 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 11–18
Pupils: 1,657
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: Yes
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Telford and Wrekin
Headteacher: Mr Ian Rawlings
Opened: Feb 1992

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Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 6 Dec 2022

GoodOverall effectiveness

Quality of education: Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Good
Sixth form: Outstanding

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 201 pupils

Attainment 8

59.1

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

70.6%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

94%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

+0.43

2023/24 · CI 0.23 to 0.63

This school

59.1

Telford and Wrekin

44.2

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Many independent schools take qualifications (such as IGCSEs) that don't count in DfE performance measures, so these figures can significantly understate their results. Ask the school for its own results.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

157

1st preferences

All applications

1st prefs per place

0.01

Fewer first choices than places

0 of 1 first-preference applicants were offered a place (0%).

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

1,633

Capacity

1,550

107% full

Girls / boys

51/49

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)15.3%
English as an additional language4.7%
SEN support5.1%
Education, Health and Care plan0.1%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.