Thomas Telford School is a school located in Telford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 22/01/2009. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Old Park, Telford, TF3 4NW
Website: http://www.ttsonline.net/
Telephone: 01952200000
School Type: City technology college
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Telford and Wrekin
Headteacher / Principal: Sir Kevin Satchwell
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 123627

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 22/01/2009

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1550
Number of Pupils: 1500
Number of Boys: 720
Number of Girls: 780

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.41 Confidence interval 0.22 to 0.61
Of the 179 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 172 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:93%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:76%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:61.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.81
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oakengates Nursery School
The Place , Limes Walk TF2 6EP 		2out of 4 2,260 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Old Park Primary School
Brunel Road , Malinslee TF3 2BF 		3out of 4 625 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Queenswood Primary School and Nursery
Yates Way , Ketley Bank TF2 0AZ 		2out of 4 1,049 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Ladygrove Primary School
Old Office Road , Dawley TF4 2LF 		3out of 4 1,408 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Newdale Primary School & Nursery
Marlborough Way , Rock Road TF3 5HA 		4out of 4 1,481 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hollinswood Primary School
Dale Acre Way , Hollinswood TF3 2EP 		3out of 4 1,613 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Telford Langley School
Duce Drive , Dawley TF4 3JS 		3out of 4 1,837 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity Academy
Teece Drive , Priorslee TF2 9SQ 		3out of 4 3,102 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Telford Park School
District Centre , Stirchley TF3 1FA 		2out of 4 3,139 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thomas Telford School
Old Park , TF3 4NW 		4out of 4 0 yd City technology college No Mixed More About School
The Linden Centre
Oak Road , Overdale TF3 5BT 		3out of 4 1,320 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Queensway
Hinkshay Road , Dawley TF4 3PP 		2out of 4 1,977 yd Academy special sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Southall School
Off Rowan Avenue , Dawley TF4 3PX 		3out of 4 2,539 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Seeds School
Unit 6, The Bridges Business Park , Horsehay TF4 3EE 		- not rated 2,805 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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