Madeley Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Telford and Wrekin
Castlefields Way, Telford, TF7 5FB
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 21/09/2022
Application demand
40%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.9%
18.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,220
Capacity used
Over capacity111%
1,100 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
40%
1st preference success rate
171 of 428 families who put it first got an offer
174
Places offered
858
Total applications
4.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 428 | 171 | ● 40% |
| 2nd preference | 289 | 2 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 105 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 4th preference | 36 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 858 | 174 | 20% |
1st preference success by year
Telford and Wrekin lets families list 4 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lady Maria Satchwell
- Address
- Castlefields Way, Madeley, Telford, TF7 5FB
- Phone
- 01952527700
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Ward / constituency
- Madeley & Sutton Hill · Telford
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 135149
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 40% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 11% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THOMAS TELFORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
1,220 pupils · 1,100 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
21 September 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 993 pupils
Attendance
93.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.29 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.26 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.69 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 36.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 64.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 41.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.16 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 185 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.84 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 22.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 126 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 185 | 14% | 41% | 68% | |
| English Language | 185 | 14% | 59% | 78% | |
| English Literature | 185 | 18% | 56% | 77% | |
| Combined Science | 184 | 13% | 37% | 60% | |
| History | 100 | 23% | 54% | 74% | |
| Geography | 77 | 18% | 56% | 65% | |
| French | 75 | 12% | 48% | 63% | |
| Art and Design | 47 | 26% | 57% | 85% | |
| Design & Technology | 26 | 15% | 46% | 69% | |
| Music | 15 | 13% | 20% | 67% | |
| Polish | 6 | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 37 | 8% | 30% | 62% | |
| Sociology | 27 | 0% | 44% | 89% | |
| Mathematics | 25 | 0% | 40% | 60% | |
| History | 18 | 6% | 28% | 83% | |
| Biology | 16 | 6% | 25% | 63% | |
| English Language and Literature | 13 | 0% | 0% | 31% | |
| Chemistry | 12 | 0% | 8% | 25% | |
| English Literature | 12 | 8% | 33% | 83% | |
| Business Studies | 11 | 0% | 9% | 27% | |
| Geography | 9 | 0% | 22% | 67% | |
| Physics | 6 | 0% | 17% | 17% | |
| Fine Art | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 17546: Madeley Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 52% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 12% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 53% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Telford and Wrekin council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.