Thomas Telford School
About the school
Thomas Telford School is an open secondary school in Telford and Wrekin.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 6 December 2022
- Published
- 5 July 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 59.1
- Telford and Wrekin
- 44.2
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Telford and Wrekin
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 70.60%
- Telford and Wrekin
- 39.20%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 94.00%
- Telford and Wrekin
- 58.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 95.00%
- Telford and Wrekin
- 44.10%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 5.49
- Telford and Wrekin
- 3.91
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B
Average A-level points
- School
- 40.43
AAB or better
- School
- 27.60%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1633
Girls
50.09%
Boys
49.91%
SEN support
5.14%
Education, health and care plan
0.06%
English as an additional language
4.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
15.31%
Overall absence
4.58
Persistent absence
9.67
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
174
Sustained education or employment
99%
Education
89%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
1%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
305
Sustained education or employment
91%
Higher education
61%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
10%
Employment
18%