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Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Waterloo Road, Hadley, Telford TF1 5NU · hlcsecondary.lct.education · 01952 951411
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · May 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Telford and Wrekin 44.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,237
- 37 over 1,200 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 33%
- First language not English
- 31.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 299 families put the school first and 233 places were offered; 74% 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 | 233 | 299 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 231 | 355 | 1.5▲ | 63% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 236 | 407 | 1.7▲ | 57% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 243 | 423 | 1.7▲ | 56% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 243 | 322 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.4, and 28% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼28.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼57.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼32.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.78 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 133708)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 18.6 | +6.7 |
| Sixth form college | 16.9 | +5 |
| Further education | 51.7 | −12.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | +1.8 |
| Employment | 1.2 | −2.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.6 | +3.8 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | −0.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 25 May 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 24 May 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (99 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 99
- 9% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 31 parents (31%) with SEND