Haberdashers' Adams
High Street, Newport, TF10 7BD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HABERDASHERS' WEST MIDLANDS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headmaster
- Mr Daniel Biggins
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Sponsor
- The Haberdashers' Livery Company
- Constituency
- The Wrekin
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,126
- Pupils on roll
- 1,090
- URN
- 137446
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01952953810
About this school
Haberdashers' Adams is a secondary academy in Newport. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,090 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Haberdashers' Adams, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 121 | 143 | 149 |
| Attainment 8 score | 73.7 | 71.2 | 71.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.40 +0.12 to +0.68 | +0.46 +0.20 to +0.71 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 98% | 95.1% | 94.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 98.6% | 98.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 69% | 61.5% | 69.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Haberdashers' Adams has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Telford and Wrekin average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73.7 | 41.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 71.2 | 39.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 71.8 | 40.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,055 |
| 2023/24 | 1,067 |
| 2024/25 | 1,072 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Haberdashers' Adams compares
Haberdashers' Adams ranked 2nd of 12 secondary schools in Telford and Wrekin for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 98% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71.8 | 4.9% | 5.8% | 1,090 | — |
| Newport Girls' High School Academy | 75.3 | 4.2% | 7.6% | 884 | 0.4 miles |
| The Burton Borough School | 39.7 | 10.2% | 22.1% | 1,077 | 0.6 miles |
| New Road Academy | 38.6 | 14.4% | 46.6% | 1,073 | 5.1 miles |
| Holy Trinity Academy | 45.9 | 5.2% | 22.6% | 994 | 6.0 miles |
| Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase | 44.4 | 7.1% | 32.3% | 1,237 | 6.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.75%
- English as an additional language
- 13.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.92%
- Persistent absence
- 15.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newport Girls' High School Academy0.4 miles
Secondary · Newport
-
The Burton Borough School0.6 miles
Secondary · Newport
-
New Road Academy5.1 miles
Secondary · Telford
-
Holy Trinity Academy6.0 miles
Secondary · Telford
-
Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase6.2 miles
Secondary · Telford
Other schools in Newport
- Newport Girls' High School Academy Secondary
- The Burton Borough School Secondary
- Church Aston Infant School Primary
- Lilleshall Primary School Primary
- Moorfield Primary School Primary
- Newport Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Newport Infant School and Nursery Primary
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Tibberton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Haberdashers' Castle House School Independent schools
- Harper Adams University Universities
Common questions
- What ages does Haberdashers' Adams teach?
- Haberdashers' Adams teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Newport.
- Who is the headmaster of Haberdashers' Adams?
- The headmaster of Haberdashers' Adams is Mr Daniel Biggins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Haberdashers' Adams been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Haberdashers' Adams, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Haberdashers' Adams?
- Haberdashers' Adams has 1,090 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Haberdashers' Adams full?
- Haberdashers' Adams has capacity for 1,126 pupils and 1,090 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Haberdashers' Adams a faith school?
- No. Haberdashers' Adams has no designated religious character.
- Is Haberdashers' Adams a selective school?
- Yes. Haberdashers' Adams is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Is Haberdashers' Adams part of an academy trust?
- Haberdashers' Adams is part of HABERDASHERS' WEST MIDLANDS ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Haberdashers' Adams's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 73.7 in 2022/23 and 71.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Haberdashers' Adams compare with other schools in Telford and Wrekin?
- Haberdashers' Adams ranked 2nd of 12 secondary schools in Telford and Wrekin for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 98% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Haberdashers' Adams's absence rate?
- Haberdashers' Adams's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Haberdashers' Adams's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Haberdashers' Adams's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.