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The Telford Park School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Holly Rigby

corporate_fareCOMMUNITY ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onTelford, TF3 1FA

language Visit Website phone 1952387400

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Ofsted

Serious Weaknesses

Inspected 2022

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Students

659

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Progress 8

-0.88

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GCSE Rank

#12 in Telford and Wrekin

#3,563 of 4,676 nationally

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The Telford Park School is a Academy sponsor led secondary school in Telford, serving ages 11-18. Pupils make below-average progress (Progress 8: -0.88). Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time.

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School Summary

The Telford Park School is an academy sponsor led in Telford, Telford and Wrekin, admitting pupils aged 11-18. It is part of COMMUNITY ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 659 pupils on roll.

In 2024, pupils achieved an Attainment 8 score of 33.2, placing the school #12 in Telford and Wrekin and #3,563 of 4,676 nationally. Progress 8 was -0.88 — below-average pupil progress.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Serious Weaknesses. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Inadequate, personal development Inadequate, and leadership and management Inadequate.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 37.8%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Secondary Performance Trends (KS4)

2024

Progress 8 Score

-0.88

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

33.2

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc21.80%

EBacc APS2.89

2023

Progress 8 Score

-0.70

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

34.9

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc25%

EBacc APS2.97

2022

Progress 8 Score

-0.97

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

34.8

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc32%

EBacc APS3.1

2021

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc48%

EBacc APS-

2019

Progress 8 Score

-1.19

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

31.8

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc38%

EBacc APS2.75

2018

Progress 8 Score

-0.6

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

34.6

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc54%

EBacc APS2.92

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Student Destinations (After Secondary)

This module shows what students did after finishing Key Stage 4 (GCSEs). It reflects how well the school prepares pupils for the real world.

2024

Stayed in Education / Employment

86%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)75%

Apprenticeships4%

Employment6%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)12%

2023

Stayed in Education / Employment

88%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)80%

Apprenticeships2%

Employment6%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)10%

2022

Stayed in Education / Employment

93%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)90%

Apprenticeships3%

Employment0%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)6%

2021

Stayed in Education / Employment

89%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)78%

Apprenticeships3%

Employment8%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)10%

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

29 February 2024

Inspection Report

29 June 2023

Inspection Report

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15 February 2023

Inspection Report

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24 May 2022

Inspection Report

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23 September 2021

Inspection Report

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23 March 2021

Inspection Report

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06 February 2020

Inspection Report

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12 February 2019

Inspection Report

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28 February 2017

Inspection Report

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13 December 2016

Inspection Report

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09 March 2016

Inspection Report

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04 November 2015

Inspection Report

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18 May 2015

Inspection Report

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03 February 2015

Inspection Report

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04 April 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

7 Evaluations

2022-05-24

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Inadequate

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Inadequate

Development

Inadequate

Leadership

Inadequate

2019-02-12

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2017-02-28

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2016-12-13

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2016-03-09

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-11-04

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-02-03

None Legacy

Inadequate

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Inadequate

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 7.1% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 7.106% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 660 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 7.1%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2023/24 (Spring term)	660	0	0.0%	7.1%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	659	0	0.0%	8.2%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	664	214	32.2%	6.6%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	659	250	37.9%	6.4%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	652	49	7.5%	5.9%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	628	150	23.9%	4.7%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	621	224	36.1%	4.9%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	621	174	28.0%	4.4%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	591	119	20.1%	3.6%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	580	13	2.2%	1.0%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	583	90	15.4%	3.9%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	536	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	536	119	22.2%	3.2%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	529	197	37.2%	4.2%	2
2018/19 (Summer term)	489	109	22.3%	3.1%	2
2018/19 (Spring term)	491	142	28.9%	3.8%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	492	221	44.9%	3.8%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	430	143	33.3%	3.4%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	420	184	43.8%	3.0%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	423	130	30.7%	3.7%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	396	151	38.1%	3.0%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	391	152	38.9%	3.3%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	391	133	34.0%	3.1%	0