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Southall School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community special school
Off Rowan Avenue, Dawley, Telford TF4 3PX · southallschool.com · 01952 387600
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 5
- average Attainment 8 score. Telford and Wrekin 44.2, England 46
- Pupils
- 210
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Free school meals
- 54.3%
- First language not English
- 7.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 5, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Telford and Wrekin it was 44.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼5 | 46 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼2.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.41 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 48.6 | +8 |
| Other education | 28.6 | −12 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.6 | −7 |
| Activity not captured | 14.3 | +11.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Southall School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 25 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2018Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (21 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 21
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (95%) with SEND