Thomas Telford School
Old Park, Telford, TF3 4NW
1,657 pupils · 107% of 1,550 capacity
- Type
- City technology college
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 15.8%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 December 2022, published 5 July 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 59.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 70.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 94% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 95% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.01 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 157 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 156 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 176 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 155 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 123 | 125 | 127 | 123 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 133 | 134 | 135 | 133 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 132 | 132 | 134 | 132 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Linden Centre 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Kickstart Academy 1.7 km · Requires improvement (2022) · previous system
- Queensway 1.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Southall School 2.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- The Seeds School 2.6 km · No Ofsted rating
- The Bridge School 3.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.