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Haberdashers' Adams
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
High Street, Newport TF10 7BD · adamsgs.uk · 01952 953810
On the mapSearch near TF10 7BD
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 71.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Telford and Wrekin 44.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 2.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,090
- 97% of 1,126 places
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 4.1%
- First language not English
- 12.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 285 families put the school first and 135 places were offered; 45% 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 | 135 | 285 | 2.1▲ | 45% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 132 | 228 | 1.7▲ | 57% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 133 | 207 | 1.6▲ | 56% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 132 | 175 | 1.3▲ | 71% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 0 | 1 | —▲ | 0% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 71.8, and 94.6% 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 (41.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲71.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲94.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲98.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲69.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.70 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 81.1 | −8.1 |
| Sixth form college | 6.3 | +4.6 |
| Further education | 9.8 | +6.5 |
| Activity not captured | 2.8 | +2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 170 students | B (41.3) | Average -0.03 | |
| 170 students | B (41.2) | Average -0.06 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 170 | B (41.3) | +0.04 |
| 2022/23 | 179 | B (39.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 183 | B+ (43.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 176 | B (41.5) | +0.11 |
| 2017/18 | 163 | B- (37.2) | -0.10 |
| 2016/17 | 154 | B- (36.6) | -0.26 |
| 2015/16 | 162 | B+ (41.9) | -0.06 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 67.1 | −4.6 |
| Other education | 1.1 | −1.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5 | +4.3 |
| Employment | 15.3 | +1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.1 | −1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 5.9 | +1.6 |
Ofsted
Haberdashers' Adams was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 May 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 10 May 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Jan 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (13 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Positive
- 88%
- Replies
- 13
- 1% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 85% who raised concerns