Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
Ironbridge Road, Telford, TF7 5HX
1,084 pupils · 99% of 1,100 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- HABERDASHERS' WEST MIDLANDS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 46.1%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 February 2026, published 28 April 2026. 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 | 37.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 31.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 51.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 13.3% |
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 — 0.64 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 173 | 110 | 427 | 173 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 175 | 129 | 400 | 175 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 179 | 123 | 388 | 179 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 176 | 149 | 442 | 176 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 172 | 134 | 421 | 172 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 177 | 172 | 478 | 177 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 177 | 187 | 520 | 177 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 178 | 215 | 536 | 178 |
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
- Madeley Academy 1.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Telford Langley School 3.3 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- The Telford Park School 3.4 km · Inadequate (2022) · previous system
- Holy Trinity Academy 6.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- William Brookes School 6.8 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Ercall Wood Academy 7.2 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.