The Telford Park School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Telford and Wrekin
Grange Avenue, Telford, TF3 1FA
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 24/05/2022
Application demand
98%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.1%
36.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
698
Capacity used
Has space66%
1,056 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
98%
1st preference success rate
89 of 91 families who put it first got an offer
166
Places offered
232
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 91 | 89 | ● 98% |
| 2nd preference | 46 | 17 | ● 37% |
| 3rd preference | 59 | 5 | ● 8% |
| 4th preference | 36 | 1 | ● 3% |
| Total | 232 | 112 | 48% |
1st preference success by year
Telford and Wrekin lets families list 4 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 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
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Aimee Huntington
- Address
- Grange Avenue, Stirchley, Telford, TF3 1FA
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Ward / constituency
- The Nedge · Telford
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150716
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 51% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: AMETHYST ACADEMIES TRUST
698 pupils · 1,056 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
24 May 2022
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessPersonal development Inadequate Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective No Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 730 pupils
Attendance
87.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
36.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
8.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
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 over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 28.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 16% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 30.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 16.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.48 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 125 | — |
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 | 124 | 3% | 18% | 37% | |
| English Language | 124 | 3% | 12% | 29% | |
| Combined Science | 116 | 1% | 14% | 30% | |
| English Literature | 115 | 12% | 29% | 45% | |
| History | 69 | 3% | 23% | 35% | |
| Geography | 58 | 2% | 12% | 19% | |
| French | 27 | 11% | 22% | 41% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 23 | 0% | 0% | 26% | |
| Art and Design | 20 | 5% | 25% | 25% | |
| Computer Science | 18 | 0% | 6% | 6% | |
| Music | 17 | 0% | 12% | 18% | |
| Business | 12 | 8% | 17% | 25% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
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) |
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.