Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase

About Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase

Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase is a mixed state secondary in Telford and Wrekin that currently educates 1,248 pupils, slightly above its official capacity of 1,200. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: 31.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared with the national average of around 23% for secondary schools. Demand for places is strong — for the 2025/26 intake, the school received 820 applications for 231 places, with 355 of those applications as first preferences. This works out at 3.55 applicants per place, and 224 first-preference offers were made, suggesting a school that local families are keen to get into. The school is non-denominational, with no religious character, and caters for pupils aged 11 to 16, with no sixth form on site.

Academically, the school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022 rated it Good overall, with leadership and management also judged Good. Its Progress 8 score of -0.21 is below the national average but slightly above the Telford and Wrekin local authority average of -0.26, placing it 5th out of 10 schools in the LA on this measure. In the West Midlands region it ranks 213th out of 371 schools, and nationally it sits in the bottom 50% of all schools. Attainment 8 stands at 43, and 53.3% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in English and maths (the basics measure), while 36% achieved a grade 5 or better in both. The EBacc entry rate is 33.1%, with 22.7% achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above. Progress in maths is notably weaker than in English, with a Progress 8 maths score of -0.6 compared with -0.24 in English.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a swimming pool, theatre, sports hall, science labs, art studios, and music rooms. Sports provision covers basketball, rugby, cricket, football, martial arts, cross country, swimming, and gymnastics, while extracurricular clubs include Chess, Orchestra, Duke of Edinburgh, Debate, Young Enterprise, Choir, Book Club, Drama, and Model UN. SEND support is broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, visual impairment, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. With oversubscription running at over three and a half applicants per place, this is a school that local families clearly value, and it may suit those looking for a large, inclusive secondary with strong facilities and a wide range of activities, particularly for pupils who benefit from additional support.

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