OFSTED
24 May 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Inadequate
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Inadequate
Leadership & management
Inadequate
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Telford and Wrekin
Trust
AMETHYST ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
698
698 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
338
48.4% of pupils
Male pupils
360
51.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
25.9 pts
above England
School
50.7%
Telford and Wrekin
27.3%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.5 pts
below England
School
12.8%
Telford and Wrekin
16.5%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
Telford and Wrekin
1.3%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
69.9%
488
African
10.2%
71
Any other White background
4.7%
33
Unclassified
4.2%
29
White and Black Caribbean
3.0%
21
White and Asian
2.1%
15
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
35.8%
250 of
698 pupils
15.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
15.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.6 pts
below
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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
28.4
10.8 pts
below England
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
12.88%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
6.67 pts
higher than
England
School
12.88%
Telford and Wrekin
5.77%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
36.71%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
20.90 pts
higher than
England
School
36.71%
Telford and Wrekin
14.62%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
8.63%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
6.83 pts
higher than
England
School
8.63%
Telford and Wrekin
1.66%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
66.1%
26.2 pts
below England
The Telford Park School
66.1%
Telford and Wrekin
97.0%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.