Haberdashers' Adams
95%
Capacity
1,072
Pupils
3.3x
Demand
About Haberdashers' Adams
Haberdashers' Adams sits well above the local authority average when it comes to academic progress, with a Progress 8 score of 0.46 compared to the Telford and Wrekin average of -0.26. That gap of 0.72 is significant and places the school second out of ten secondary schools in the area, putting it in the top 20% locally. Nationally, it ranks in the top 18% of schools for Progress 8, and in the West Midlands region it sits 50th out of 371 schools. The school's attainment 8 score of 71.2 is high, and nearly all pupils (98.6%) achieve a grade 4 or above in English and maths, with 95.1% hitting grade 5 or above. The EBacc average point score of 6.6 and the fact that 61.5% of pupils enter the EBacc combination of subjects both point to a strong academic focus across a broad curriculum.
In its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022, the school was rated Good overall, with behaviour and attitudes judged Outstanding. This is a step down from its previous Outstanding rating in 2013, but the inspectors noted that leadership and management, the quality of education, personal development, and sixth-form provision are all Good. At Key Stage 5, the school's value-added score is 0.04, which is in line with the national average, and pupils achieve an average of B+ across their best three A-levels, with 41.1% achieving at least AAB. The sixth form is a strong feature, with 170 pupils in the cohort and a points-per-entry grade of B. The school's Progress 8 banding is 'Above average', and the strongest progress is made in EBacc subjects (0.73) and maths (0.6), while English progress is more modest at 0.08.
The school is oversubscribed: for 132 places in the 2025/26 academic year, it received 429 applications, with 228 first-preference applications and 130 first-preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.25. Facilities include science labs, a gymnasium, playing fields, music rooms, a library, art studios, a sports hall, and a sixth-form centre. Sports on offer include swimming, basketball, tennis, martial arts, dance, and hockey, and clubs range from debate and eco club to orchestra, newspaper, choir, and the Duke of Edinburgh's Award. The school has a wide range of SEND provisions, covering dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social and emotional needs, speech and language needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. It also offers boarding. This is a selective, high-attaining state school that suits families looking for strong academic outcomes, a structured environment, and a well-resourced sixth form.
Key Details
| School Type | Secondary (State) |
| Age Range | 11 to 18 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious Character | None |
| Address | High Street, Newport, Telford and Wrekin, TF10 7BD |
| Headteacher | Daniel Biggins |
| Local Authority | Telford and Wrekin |
| Number of Pupils | 1,072 |
| Free School Meals (FSM) | 3.4% |
| School Capacity | 1,072 / 1,126 (95% full) |
| Sixth Form | Yes |
| Boarding | Yes — Boarding school |
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
10 May 2022Overall Effectiveness
Good
Additional Provisions
Source: Ofsted, 27 Jun 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
League Table Position
Based on Progress 8 (+0.46)
553rd of 3,141
Nationally
50th of 371
In West Midlands
2nd of 10
In Telford and Wrekin
Source: Classpot analysis of DfE Progress 8 data
GCSE Results
2023/24Progress 8 Score
Students make more progress than similar students nationally
Attainment 8 (vs national avg)
Students achieve significantly higher grades than the national average
Source: Department for Education, 2023/24. Progress 8 compares to students with similar Key Stage 2 results.
A-Level Results
2023/24Average Points per Entry
Value Added Score
Best 3 A-Levels (Average)
'21/22
43.5
'22/23
39.6
'23/24
41.3
Source: Department for Education 16-18 Performance Tables, 2023/24. Value Added measures progress compared to students with similar GCSE results.
Where GCSE leavers go
2022/2385%
of GCSE leavers stay on for sixth form at this school (cohort: 119 pupils).
- School sixth form (stay)85%
- Sixth form college7%
- FE college5%
100% of leavers had a sustained destination 6 months on.
Source: DfE Compare School & College Performance, KS4 pupil destinations 2022/23 (revised). Only state-funded schools are required to report.
Where school leavers go
2022/2372%
of A-level / Level 3 leavers go to higher education (cohort: 184 pupils).
Top-tier university progression
56%
Russell Group
60%
Top-third HE
5%
Oxford / Cambridge
Percentages of the whole cohort (not just HE-goers). Russell Group = 24 elite research universities. Top-third HE = top by mean UCAS tariff.
- University (HE)72%
- Employment14%
- Not sustained5%
- Other education2%
- Apprenticeship2%
Sources: DfE 16-18 destination measures (broad bucket); DfE KS5 student destinations file (Russell Group / top-third HE / Oxbridge). Level 3 cohort. “Sustained” means the pupil was in education, apprenticeship or employment for 6 months in the year following completion.
Sixth form A-level subjects
2022/23- Mathematics117
- Physics69
- Chemistry68
- Biology67
- Economics48
- History23
- Business Studies:Single20
- Psychology20
- Mathematics (Further)19
- Computer Studies / Computing18
- English Literature16
- Geography15
Subjects with at least 3 entries in 2022/23. Number shown next to each subject is the number of pupils who sat that A-level exam — a rough indicator of subject popularity at this school. Source: DfE Compare School & College Performance.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
Facilities
9Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
12Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
Admissions
2025/26Oversubscribed132
429
High Demand
Competitive - many more applications than places available
228 families put this school as their 1st choice (53% of all applications)
Source: Department for Education, 2025/26. Data reflects national offer day applications and offers.
Class profile
2024/25Better than half of schools in England.
Better than 75% of schools in England.
Lower is generally better — fewer pupils per teacher or per class means more individual attention. Sources: DfE School Workforce Census & Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.
Pupils & demographics
2024/25Lower-disadvantage intake compared to the national average (25%).
Above the national median (10%) — a meaningful share speak English as an additional language.
Ethnic background
- White British43.3%
- Asian32.0%
- Mixed10.9%
- White (other)3.1%
- Black0.8%
Source: DfE Schools, pupils and their characteristics (2024/25). Percentages may not sum to 100% — pupils classified as “unclassified”, “refused” or minor categories are not shown.
Attendance & Behaviour
2024/25Better than half of schools in England.
Half of schools in England do better than this.
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
Half of schools in England do better than this.
A pupil temporarily sent home for behaviour.
Permanent exclusion is rare — most schools have none in a given year.
Ranks vs all state-funded schools in England. Source: DfE Pupil absence in schools & Suspensions and permanent exclusions.
Catchment & Local Competition
No catchment data published for this school
The dashed grey ring is a generic 1-mile reference area — it's not an admission boundary. Real catchment depends on year, demand, and council criteria. We currently have real data for about 6% of UK schools and are actively expanding the database.
⚠ This school is oversubscribed — without published cutoff data we can't show how far places reach. Check your council's admissions page.
Schools within 1 mile (reference area)
1 mile is a fixed reference, not this school's catchment.
8
Total schools
6
Oversubscribed
5
Primary
Don’t use the dashed grey ring as a catchment boundary — it’s a reference area for counting nearby schools only. Real admission boundaries depend on year-by-year demand and council criteria; ask the school or council for authoritative info.
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High Street, Newport
Telford and Wrekin, TF10 7BD
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