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The Telford Park School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Grange Avenue, Stirchley, Telford TF3 1FA · telfordparkschool.co.uk · 01952 387400
Overview
- Ofsted
- Inadequate
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 28.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Telford and Wrekin 44.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Telford and Wrekin Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 698
- 66% of 1,056 places
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 12.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Telford and Wrekin Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 73 families put the school first and 108 places were offered; 99% 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 | 108 | 73 | 0.7 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 166 | 91 | 0.5 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 114 | 101 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 107 | 111 | 1▲ | 85% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 140 | 112 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 28.4, and 16% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼28.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼16.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼30.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼16.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.48 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 139536)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 8.4 | −3.9 |
| Sixth form college | 7.6 | −0.3 |
| Further education | 61.3 | +6.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.7 | −2.7 |
| Employment | 1.7 | −1.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.8 | −1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 7.6 | +4.1 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 139536)
Ofsted
The Telford Park School was judged Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 24 May 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Inadequate
- Inspected
- 24 May 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding not effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139536)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2019
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 139536), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jun 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
- Feb 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
- Sept 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Feb 2020Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139536)
Mar 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139536)
Feb 2015Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139536)