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Newport Girls' High School Academy
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Wellington Road, Newport TF10 7HL · nghs.org.uk · 01952 797550
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 75.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Telford and Wrekin 44.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 884
- 164 over 720 places · 123%
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 6.5%
- First language not English
- 14.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 227 families put the school first and 119 places were offered; 49% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 119 | 227 | 1.9▲ | 49% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 117 | 192 | 1.6▲ | 60% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 118 | 223 | 1.9▲ | 51% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 118 | 195 | 1.7▲ | 58% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 146 | 176 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 75.3, and 96.6% 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 B+ (41.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲75.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲96.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲98.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲85.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲7.36 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 80.7 | −4.8 |
| Sixth form college | 10.2 | +6.6 |
| Further education | 4.5 | −1.5 |
| Other education | 1.1 | −1.3 |
| Employment | 1.1 | — |
| Activity not captured | 2.3 | +1.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120 students | B+ (41.8) | Average -0.06 | |
| 120 students | B+ (42.5) | Average -0.02 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 95 | B+ (44.2) | -0.01 |
| 2022/23 | 102 | B (41.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 96 | B+ (44.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 83 | B (39.1) | -0.13 |
| 2017/18 | 76 | B- (37.6) | -0.39 |
| 2016/17 | 62 | B (40.2) | -0.22 |
| 2015/16 | 67 | B (39.4) | -0.25 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 79.2 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.1 | +2.1 |
| Employment | 6.3 | −3.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.3 | +3.2 |
| Activity not captured | 5.2 | +1 |
Ofsted
Newport Girls' High School Academy was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 1 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 1 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2007
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met
Before September 2019
Mar 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (121 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 121
- 18% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 54% who raised concerns
based on the 18% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (8%) with SEND