Charlton School
Apley Avenue, Telford, TF1 3FA
1,218 pupils · 101% of 1,200 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Free school meals
- 27.4%
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 | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 21 April 2026, published 15 June 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 | 42.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 34.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 57.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 62.3% |
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?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 234 | 230 | 607 | 234 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 228 | 222 | 511 | 228 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 231 | 207 | 484 | 231 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 238 | 190 | 414 | 218 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 192 | 159 | 369 | 177 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 234 | 153 | 397 | 190 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 231 | 184 | 395 | 217 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 178 | 150 | 334 | 168 |
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
- Ercall Wood Academy 1.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- New Road Academy 4.7 km · Requires improvement (2022) · previous system
- The Telford Langley School 6.3 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Holy Trinity Academy 7.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Telford Park School 8.1 km · Inadequate (2022) · previous system
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.