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Madeley Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy

Castlefields Way, Madeley, Telford TF7 5FB · madeleyacademy.com · 01952 527700

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
GCSEs, 2024/25
47.2
average Attainment 8 score. Telford and Wrekin 44.2, England 46
Demand for places
2.4
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,220
120 over 1,100 places · 111%
Local authority
Telford and Wrekin
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
40.2%
First language not English
15.1%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Thomas Telford Multi Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 411 families put the school first and 172 places were offered; 41% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 340 (Places 179)340September 2023: 328 (Places 177)328September 2024: 360 (Places 172)360September 2025: 428 (Places 174)428September 2026: 411 (Places 172)411Places 172
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261724112.4▲41%
September 2025Sept 20251744282.5▲40%
September 2024Sept 20241723602.1▲47%
September 2023Sept 20231773281.9▲52%
September 2022Sept 20221793401.9▲51%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.2, and 36.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Telford and Wrekin it was 44.2, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (33.8 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 46.0 (England 46.3)46.02017/18: 45.3 (England 46.5)45.32018/19: 46.0 (England 46.7)46.02021/22: 45.2 (England 48.8)45.22022/23: 51.8 (England 46.3)51.82023/24: 47.1 (England 45.9)47.12024/25: 47.2 (England 46.0)47.2England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●47.246.0
▼36.8%45.4%
●64.3%64.8%
●41.1%40.5%
●4.164.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form41.2+10.4
Sixth form college6.7+4.4
Further education36.1−19.7
Apprenticeship2.6+0.3
Employment2.6−0.3
Not in a lasting destination6.7+2
Activity not captured4.1+2.9

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 35.6 (England 30.5)B-2016/17: 34.0 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 32.7 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 32.4 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 34.8 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 30.8 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 34.7 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 33.8 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
126 studentsC+ (33.8)Average +0.10
126 studentsC+ (33.8)Average +0.10
138 studentsDist+ (37.6)Above average +0.38
16 studentsDist- (31.6)Above average +0.98
22.9%AAB or better
100%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2484C+ (34.7)+0.35
2022/2398C (30.8)—
2021/22104C+ (34.8)—
2018/1978C+ (32.4)+0.33
2017/1881C+ (32.7)+0.28
2016/1783C+ (34)+0.54
2015/16106B- (35.6)+0.73

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University62.2+7.7
Further and other education11.8+9.9
Further education0.8−0.2
Other education11+10
Apprenticeship5.5−7.4
Employment11−11.8
Not in a lasting destination7.1+1.2
Activity not captured2.4+0.4

Ofsted

Madeley Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
21 Sept 2022
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2013

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • May 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Nov 2009Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding

What parents said

91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (33 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
91%
Replies
33
3% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school▲91% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe●91% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved●84% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲88% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▲94% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●84% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing▲88% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▲94% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲84% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲78% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 73% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲67% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 27% who had a child bullied

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