New Road Academy
Telford, TF2 7AB · Telford and Wrekin · secondary school
10th of 12 secondary schools in Telford and Wrekin we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 2.0/10 against 383 of them, against 1.0/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 24.2 · 8 | 45% | 0.36 |
| Ofsted | 5 | 40% | 0.22 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 38.6 · 15 | 15% | 0.23 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 24.2% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. The Attainment 8 score was 38.6, compared to the national median of 44.6. Ofsted rated the school "Requires improvement" in March 2022. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (2.0 out of 10 against similar schools, 1.0 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join the Arts award, School show, Homework club, 3D Printing, Sparx Maths homework club, Band training, Graphics club, and Choir. Sports include badminton, boys' and girls' football, basketball, netball, and Friday football. Arts and music options cover book club, science club, fine art, car club, chess club, drama club, and show band. Both breakfast and after-school clubs are available.
Getting in. The school has 1091 pupils in a capacity of 1200 places, leaving 109 spare places. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils to close the gap between the current Attainment 8 score and the national median? What specific actions are being taken to address the "Requires improvement" rating from the 2022 inspection? How do the breakfast and after-school clubs integrate with the academic curriculum?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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