OFSTED
29 March 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
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
1,073
1,073 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
529
49.3% of pupils
Male pupils
544
50.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
23.3 pts
above England
School
48.1%
Telford and Wrekin
27.3%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.4 pts
above England
School
22.7%
Telford and Wrekin
16.5%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.3 pts
above England
School
2.3%
Telford and Wrekin
1.3%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
64.6%
693
African
9.2%
99
Any other White background
8.7%
93
Indian
5.3%
57
Any other ethnic group
3.3%
35
White and Black Caribbean
2.2%
24
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
26.4%
283 of
1,073 pupils
5.5 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.5 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
38.6
0.6 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
14.37%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
8.15 pts
higher than
England
School
14.37%
Telford and Wrekin
5.77%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
38.45%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
22.64 pts
higher than
England
School
38.45%
Telford and Wrekin
14.62%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
9.27%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
7.47 pts
higher than
England
School
9.27%
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
89.4%
2.9 pts
below England
New Road Academy
89.4%
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.