The Telford Park School

About The Telford Park School

The Telford Park School’s headline Progress 8 score of -0.88 places it well below the local authority average of -0.26 for secondary schools in Telford and Wrekin, a gap that is stark even within a borough where the typical score is already negative. This ranks the school 9th out of 10 schools in the LA, putting it in the bottom 10% locally and the bottom 5% nationally. The school’s Progress 8 banding is officially rated as ‘well below average’, and every subject strand — from English (-0.75) to maths (-1.09) and the EBacc subjects (-0.86) — falls significantly short of the national baseline. For context, the top-performing school in the LA, Newport Girls’ High School Academy, posts a score of +0.49, making the contrast with Telford Park’s -0.88 particularly pronounced. This is a school whose headline metrics signal serious academic challenges that parents will want to investigate further.

At KS4, the school’s Attainment 8 score sits at 33.2, and only 35.3% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in English and maths (the basics94 measure), dropping to 19.3% at grade 5 or above in both. The EBacc average point score is 2.89, and just 21.8% of pupils entered the EBacc combination of subjects. The school’s Progress 8 score for pupils with lower prior attainment (-1.15) and those with higher prior attainment (-0.62) both remain negative, suggesting that the school struggles to add value across the ability range. In its most recent Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Inadequate overall, a rating that aligns with the academic data. The school does have a sixth form, but no separate post-16 outcomes are provided in the data, so it is unclear how students fare beyond GCSEs. Compared with the LA average, these results place Telford Park firmly in the bottom tier of secondary provision locally.

On the practical side, the school offers a reasonable range of facilities including tennis courts, a swimming pool, astro turf, a sports hall, and a gymnasium, as well as dedicated art studios, music rooms, and a sixth form centre. Sports on offer include hockey, basketball, martial arts, athletics, gymnastics, swimming, badminton, football, and rounders, while extracurricular clubs cover art, choir, drama, chess, Model UN, coding, film club, newspaper, and science club. The school is mixed, non-denominational, and serves pupils aged 11 to 18, with a current roll of 680. Given the academic and Ofsted picture, this school is likely to suit families who are already aware of its challenges and are committed to working closely with the school to support improvement. Oversubscription data is not provided, but given the ranking, it is unlikely to be heavily oversubscribed. Parents considering Telford Park should seek clarity on the school’s improvement plan and how it intends to address the gaps highlighted in its performance data.

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