OFSTED
16 March 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy alternative provision sponsor led
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Telford and Wrekin
Trust
LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
49
49 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
19
38.8% of pupils
Male pupils
30
61.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
46.6 pts
above England
School
71.4%
Telford and Wrekin
27.3%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.1 pts
below England
School
8.2%
Telford and Wrekin
16.5%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Telford and Wrekin
1.3%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
75.5%
37
Any other Asian background
4.1%
2
Pakistani
4.1%
2
Unclassified
4.1%
2
White and Black Caribbean
4.1%
2
Any other White background
2.0%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
49 of
49 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
79.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.1 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
81.7%
1.9 pts
above England
Kickstart Academy
81.7%
Telford and Wrekin
89.6%
West Midlands
76.9%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.